What Makes Zero House – BiPVco Solar Modules
This is one in a series of blog posts about the materials we’ve chosen to build our Zero House project… What are BiPVco Flextron solar modules? BiPVco specializes in the manufacturing of building integrated photovoltaics, that is, solar modules that are a part of the...
Zero House Goals – Zero Utility Costs & Net Zero Energy
Key among the goals for Zero House are a pair of interconnected ideas: zero utility costs for the homeowner and net zero energy use for the building over its lifespan. This building is not alone in the pursuit of this goal. Building code authorities and governments...
A PassiveHouse Heating System
Passive House is a building certification program that focuses on dramatically improving the energy efficiency of new and renovated buildings. Overseen in this country by the Canadian Passive House Institute (CanPHI), the standard originated in Germany in the late...Net metering PV now functional
The use of photovoltaics (PV) to generate electricity has been a common element on most of our projects. PV is affordable, easy to install, nearly maintenance free and very reliable. Once again, a PV array has been a key part of the energy strategy for an Endeavour...