TUSCON, AZ — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) joined a groundbreaking ceremony for one of the nation’s first zero energy homes (ZEH), which produces all the energy it uses on an annual basis. The ZEH is being built by a local builder, John Wesley Miller, who will open the Tucson-area construction site of his zero energy home to members of the building industry, the media, and the general public. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center will be conducting the evaluation of the performance of the home.
The ZEH is part of a national initiative that is funded by the DOE through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. The primary goal of the initiative is to introduce the ZEH concept into the mainstream home building industry.