Zero Energy Home For Sale
News Room | 
Jul 27th, 2008 | 
GreenWerks has teamed up with 2 Point Perspective to build a Zero Energy Home in Oak Park. This excellent showcase home is across from a park and a three minute walk to the “El.” This beautiful home will have the LEED Platinum rating, from the USGBC. Zero Energy home would be delivered earth day of 2009, and we are hosting a six week educational series once the home is completed. The educational series will host a series of educational classes, workshops, fundraisers for local green non-profits and tours!
This fantastic home is 2400 sqft, has three bathrooms and four bedrooms. It is powered by the display of solar panels and geothermal for the heating and cooling. It will boast amazing features like Armstrong ceilings, r-40 walls (super insulated), eco-kitchen, bamboo flooring, over sized windows and a savings of $100,000 over a 30 year mortgage in utility costs. This home is being offered for $649,000. If you are interested in seeing detailed plans for the home, please give our office a call or you can email mark [@] greenwerkspro.com.
Offered in the mid 600’s
What is a Zero Energy House?
Simply a house that produces more than it consumes, is what we consider a Zero Energy Home. In the Chicago area you can accomplish this with a tight building envelope, efficient mechanical systems and an alternative energy generating system. You can accomplish a tight building envelope with proper insulation around windows, walls and attic. Proper insulation will cut down on transfer of heat and cooling. Efficient mechanical refers to HVAC and appliances. You want to make sure they are have high energy efficiency to reduce utility bills. For alternative energy systems you can integrate a geo-thermal energy to heat and cool your building and use solar panels or wind to power the electricity of the home. Zero Energy can be achieved in the Chicago area. Estimated savings over a 30 year mortgage is over $90,000 for a 2300 sqft home. Let us show you how we can build a zero energy home for you!
UK creates affordable Zero Energy Home
The UK has developed a system for home building that is affordable and produces a home that produces all of the energy it needs. These homes are $300,000 for a 3 bedroom home (that might not sound like affordable but you will zero gas and electric bills for life, then it becomes affordable)
“Built with energy-saving fabric and renewable energy systems, manufacturers say the “RuralZED” house can go for a whole year without drawing on National Grid power. It is capable of coping with almost any weather without needing more energy than it generates by itself. It uses environmentally sound materials, gains heat from renewable sources, and offers green solutions for water use and waste generation.
The house uses a flat-pack timber-frame kit based on the concept of the timber-framed houses that were built in Britain about 1,000 years ago. The timber frame is then laminated and built in a box shape formed by posts and beams on a low-carbon concrete foundation. Heavyweight eco concrete panels manufactured using a high level of recycled aggregate content rest on the solid timber beams. These are an energy-efficient alternative to domestic plasterboard and give the house its “thermal mass” that absorbs and releases heat slowly.”
Source- Guardian
