What is a Zero Energy House?

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What is a Zero Energy House?
A house whose functions require very little
energy and often have zero net energy due to
power production.
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How do they do this?

• Rely on natural resources
• Climate specific design
• Passive solar heating and cooling
• Energy efficient construction
• Newly developed technologies

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Benefits

• Improved comfort
• Reliability
• Security
• Environmentally sustainable
• Very small electricity bill

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References

• http//www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/document
  s/pdfs/35317.pdf
• http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8852127/site/newsweek/
  
• www.inhabitat.com/entry_384.php
• http//www.architektur.tu-darmstadt.de/powerhouse/
  db/248,id_25,s_Papers.fb15