Net-zero homes use natural energy sources and are designed to use less energy and, as such, are considered important in the ...

There has been a lot of talk about net-zero — or NZ — homes and buildings in the past few decades. In theory, a NZ building will generate as much energy from renewable energy resources as it consumes ...

Zero and net-zero energy buildings are seen by their advocates as crucial to the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and America’s reliance on carbon-based fuels. But how feasible is it to ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of Aspen Public Radio’s three-part series, “Building Resilience: Local Solutions to Big Challenges.” It appears in today’s Aspen Daily News as part of our ongoing ...

Mar. 16—Evan Kinsley has always liked the intimacy of building homes, creating something out of nothing designed uniquely for one person. Now, as president of Spiegel-Kinsley Construction, he ...

Think green design is just for brand-new homes? Think again. Former builder Craig Savage bought a 1963 Palmer & Krisel at auction, then converted it to a net-zero home — producing as much energy as it ...

HOPKINTON, R.I. (WPRI) — There’s a new housing development in Hopkinton made up of seven homes with net-zero energy ratings. South County Habitat for Humanity hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ...

Zero Energy Homes, a startup that develops modular homes for the affordable housing market, teamed up with design-build firm Knickerbocker Group to manufacture modular units for a home in Trenton. The ...

Greencore Homes plans to build 1,000 new net-zero homes a year using sustainable offsite methods, according to chief executive Jon Di-Stefano ...

Nissen Richards Studio has repurposed a dairy farm and its structures on the Kent-Sussex border with a development of nine carbon net-zero homes ...