Toward a Zero Energy Home

A Complete Guide to Energy Self-Sufficiency at Home

By: SCOTT - JOHNSTON, DAVID GIBSON

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Paperback | 27 April 2010

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A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) - a home that produces as much energy as it consumes - is an idea whose time has come! Authors David Johnston and Scott Gibson (Green from the Ground Up) explore the design and construction of self-sufficient houses from start to finish.

They make the case for a ZEH; cite climate and geographic challenges; describe exactly how to go about building an energy-efficient home; and feature ten houses that were built for zero energy living. With unequaled knowledge and a passion for the subject, the authors walk readers through the process of building and living in a truly green home.

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"Zero Energy Homes offer a new direction for housing in America. David Johnston & Scott Gibson provide an analysis of the changing building industry and the impact of higher energy costs in their book "Toward a Zero Energy Home". Zero Energy homes represent a collaboration within the building industry of manufacturers of energy-efficient products, and avant-garde architects and builders. The market is beginning to demand buildings that go beyond conventional energy code and zero energy homes are starting to define the "new green" in the building industry. In "Toward a Zero Energy Home" learn about the techniques and materials used to construct zero or near-zero energy building with 12 case studies in different climate zones across the country." --greenbiz.com

"This comprehensive home energy self-sufficiency guide explores the design of zero-energy, near-zero-energy, off-the-grid and carbon-neutral homes from start to finish, giving readers an unparalleled look at these emerging trends in environmentally friendly building." --Mother Earth News

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Introduction: The Case for Zero Energy Houses	p. 2
The Building Envelope	p. 10
Building Science 101	p. 11
Learning from the Passive House Movement	p. 18
The Diversity of Framing Practices	p. 26
Attic and Roofing Systems	p. 31
Insulation Choices and Strategies	p. 35
Testing the Building	p. 36
Putting It Alt Together	p. 41
Case Study: High Heat	p. 42
Case Study: A Butterfly Home in the City	p. 50
Case Study: Outside-in Retrofit	p. 58
Passive Solar Design	p. 64
Passive Solar in the 1970s	p. 69
The Design Process	p. 71
Choosing Glazing	p. 73
Thermal Mass	p. 74
Solar Shading	p. 77
Principles of Passive Solar Design	p. 78
Case Study: PassivHaus Retrofit	p. 82
Case Study: Bringing 1887 into the 21st Century	p. 88
Case Study: Target Zero House in Taos	p. 96
Renewable Energy	p. 102
From Sunlight Alone, Clean Electricity	p. 104
Harnessing the Power of the Wind	p. 118
Making Hot Water with the Sun	p. 126
Sizing a Renewable Energy System	p. 134
Look at All the Renewable Energy Options	p. 136
Case Study: The Good Life in Vermont	p. 138
Case Study: The Next West House	p. 146
Case Study: High-End Lakeside Retrofit	p. 154
Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation	p. 164
Options for Heat	p. 168
Heat Pumps Provide Both Heating and Cooling	p. 168
Electric-Resistance Heat Can Work in a Net Zero House	p. 176
Wood and Other Forms of Biomass	p. 180
Getting Heat Around the House	p. 183
Keeping the House Cool	p. 186
Ventilation for a Healthy House	p. 188
Heating Water	p. 191
Case Study: A Solar Jewel in Boulder	p. 194
Case Study: Reinventing the High Rise	p. 202
Case Study: All-Electric House: $1.16 a Day	p. 210
Living a Zero Energy Life	p. 218
It's Just Not Low Energy Bills	p. 221
Gaining a New Appreciation for Energy	p. 222
Mechanical Systems are More Complicated	p. 225
Fighting the Perceptions of High Cost	p. 226
Marketing the Zero Energy House	p. 228
A House That's Also a Classroom	p. 232
Case Study: Affordable Housing Meets Zero Energy	p. 233
Energy Modeling Software	p. 242
Air Changes per Hour: 50 Pascals of Pressure	p. 243
Resources	p. 244
Credits	p. 246
Index	p. 248
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