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| Submitted by: | Robert Reed (rreed48@gmail.com) 11/10/2009 10:59:14 AM PT |
| Location: | Seattle |
| Occupation: | Builder |
I have priced out a net zero home design and found that up here, I can build a 1400 sq ft 3 and 2 with a separate 2 car garage for $257k. That doesn't include the lot or prepping the lot.
That's just the structure and all the not very fancy finishes inside....How does a guy in OK build a house for 125k?
Yes, my fantasy house is LEED H, probably gold, not platinum. And the PV array that would be required up here is more like 9kw, not 4kw. I have bids for the solar stuff alone that exceed $65k.
Ground source heat pumps are great, but in Seattle, if you can find any lot at all, it's about 3500 sq ft.
My heat guy told me that I would need 285 lineal feet of tubing 8' deep. My dirtworker said "Sounds great! I could go to Hawaii this January!" Maybe OK's cost structure is slightly different...
| Submitted by: | Betty Saenz (Betty@BettySellsAustin.com) 6/30/2009 5:22:13 AM PT |
| Location: | Austin Texas USA |
| Occupation: | EcoBroker Green REALTOR |
I covet a net-zero home. I love this article because it makes my dream of owning and living in a net-zero home seem achievable for the more average consumer. We just had a Green Parade of Homes at the Mueller redevelopment in Austin, Texas. The homes were great, although none net zero, but unaffordable for most.
| Submitted by: | GRAHAM WHITING 9/16/2008 7:20:16 AM PT |
| Location: | Ontario, Canada. |
| Occupation: | green building designer |
Great! Here in Canada PV costs around $10,000 per installed kW, it's a bit but not a lot cheaper in the States. That's $50,000 worth of photovoltaics you see on the roof. A full quarter of the total cost of the house? Add to that a ground source heat pump at $25,000. So that eats up the entire $75,000 premium over the usual price quoted of $125,000 for a similar sized house. Add to that all the energy efficiency upgrades (insulation, high performance windows, etc.). Add to that a $2000 premium for the tankless water heater. I would love to see the actual costing on this house, whether there were any grants or donations involved, etc. If you really did it and can prove me wrong, I bow down to you!
| Submitted by: | Barb Felde 6/15/2007 2:50:37 PM PT |
| Location: | Oregon |
Am extremely anxious for zero-energy home plans at this price to become standard and readily available. When can we expect something on the market from this company? Where can we contact the company?
| Submitted by: | scott axness (jsaxness@verizon.net) 5/27/2007 12:21:41 PM PT |
| Location: | portland OR |
| Occupation: | electrician |
the article barely mentioned the most important part of a ZEH, the energy efficient construction. It just isnt feasible without that. This article just showed the gee whiz stuff, that is cool, but lacks depth.
| Submitted by: | Eurinco 12/8/2006 4:16:04 AM PT |
| Location: | Cambridge, UK |
| Occupation: | Consultant on renewable energy |
This is useful. The Treasury in UK has just announced plans for all new homes to be carbon neutral by 2016, but has not said what they mean by this, and does not appear to much idea of what it means. Maybe we in UK can learn from your experience in Oklahoma.
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