Better Home. Better Life.

Our “Better Home. Better Life.” Workshops were created for anyone eager to learn what it takes to make a good home great. Here’s an overview with an opportunity to be notified of upcoming workshops and a bonus download taken from the workshop...

Open House for Farmington Net Zero Winner

On Saturday October 4 from 11-3 you’re invited to visit EnergizeCT’s 2013 CT Zero Energy Challenge Grand Prize Winner right here in Farmington. Get directions at the end of this post. What’s it like to live in a home that is actually producing significantly more...

Net Zero: The new goal posts

This is a story about where we live and the energy we use to live there and the tantalizing prospect of actually producing all the energy we need on an annual basis – its a new way of thinking about building what are called Zero Net Energy homes. The best place...
Building a Future Friendly Home

Building a Future Friendly Home

You’re Invited to an Open House Sunday June 10 from 12 – 3PM   This Open House is a special opportunity to experience: A WHOLE NEW WAY OF BUILDING This Passive House design is fundamentally different from every house you know or have lived in. We’ll...

Oh, Behave!

We can engineer a building to use only as much energy as it produces. That’s pretty great isn’t it! We can also fill our pantries with healthy food, keep a bike outside our door to provide exercise and rely less on a car, and be friendly to our neighbors....