PIX number
14171
Title:
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver; Zero Energy Home; dedication, NREL's 2005 Habitat for Humanity house
Caption
Dan Arvizu, NREL's Director presents Amy Whalen and her sons with a plaque and key to their new home at the dedication ceremony. Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver is proud to introduce Amy Whalen and her sons Orlando, 6, and Angelo, 4, as the new owners of NREL's 2005 Habitat House. The goal for the new house is "zero -energy," designed and constructed to produce as much energy as it consumes annually.
Credit:
Glickson, Amy - Pixel Studio
Publications:
Date:
9/15/2005
Index Date:
9/20/2005
DOE_office:
Notes:
High resolution digital file, 17MB; Through the design and construction of a series of energy demonstration homes, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver has improved the energy performance of every home they build. They now regularly surpass EnergyStar requirements and received the 2004 EnergyStar Millennium Builder Award. Now, with sponsorship from NREL's managing partners and technical support from the Building America Program, NREL and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver are teaming to create the ultimate in energy demonstration homes: a Zero Energy Home. This home will be designed to produce as much energy as it consumes on an annual basis. This home is super insulated, very tightly constructed and designed for passive solar gain to reduce heating loads to a small fraction of the requirements of an average Denver home. A heat recovery ventilation system will assure indoor air quality while recovering ventilation air thermal energy. A highly efficient, greatly downsized heating system will meet the remaining space heating needs. The home is equipped with a solar water heating system and a substantial PV array. The PV array will be grid connected and sized to produce excess energy in the summer to balance out the excess consumption in the winter leading to net zero energy consumption.
Subject:
buildings, energy efficiency, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Descriptors:
building components and roof, building systems, buildings and house, utilities and grid-connected
Person/Place:
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Release Level
Full/Internet
DOE Information:
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