Suburban house to demonstrate net-zero energy usage

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The opening of a suburban house doesn’t usually warrant a ribbon-cutting ceremony, but a new house constructed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is special. Built for the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the typical-looking suburban home is designed to provide researchers with a place to test various high-efficiency and alternative energy systems, materials and designs. As a result, the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF), as it is known, is expected, over the course of a year, to generate as much energy as a family of four living in it would consume in that period... Continue Reading Suburban house to demonstrate net-zero energy usage

Section: Architecture

Tags: Alternative Energy, House, LEED, NIST, Photovoltaic

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