Net Zero: Family Style!

Net Zero: Family Style!

This Net Zero home in Canton was built for a family of eight! It aims to achieve high performance and affordability by integrating today’s most advanced building practices while harvesting the sun to provide free solar heat and electricity. The house was designed for...

Live Better Electrically

The “All Electric Home” and the “Condominium” were modern ideas in the early 70’s. Just behind Elizabeth Park in West Hartford three of these new “condo” apartment buildings were built in 1973. With the motto “Live Better Electrically” the utility provided incentives...

Our Energy Load is Our Legacy

Every home is the physical expression of what home meant when it was first built. They take their shape, adopt their style, divide up their interiors in ways that made sense then. This includes their size, how much storage they might have, even how people came and...

Reduce Then Produce. Doing Solar Right.

ANSWER THE QUESTION When you contemplate getting the energy your home requires to provide comfort from the sun you learn pretty quickly just how precious that energy is. You come to this realization when you ask, “how much energy do I use?” It is that same...