This exquisitely-crafted zero net energy home, recently verified a HERS (-3), is located in the foothills just west of Denver, Colorado. It is designed in a traditional southwest adobe style, but hidden within natural finishes and sustainably-harvested log forms the home boasts the best techniques and technologies in high-performance home construction.
From finely-tuned fiberglass windows with orientation-specific combinations of advanced Heat Mirror glazing to the use of natural and reclaimed products, this home is as green and high-performing as we could make it. Located at 7,700 feet in Evergreen, Colorado, the cold and windy site conditions challenge high performance home construction, but despite these conditions, the home was confirmed at HERS -3, meaning that the home produces more energy than it consumes!
The Evergreen Zero Net Energy Home was beautifully designed by Thomas Doerr of Doerr Architecture.