Palo Alto: Zero Net Energy House Being Assembled in Stanford Hills

When a Stanford University engineering professor who studies climate and air pollution set out to build a new house, he made it zero net energy.

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STANFORD, CA.,—JUNE 23, 2016,—A new 3,200 square foot custom home using a patented light steel frame building technology and integrated process for Stanford Professor of Climate and Clean Energy Mark Jacobson. This is BONE Structure's first California net zero-energy home.

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STANFORD, CA.,—JUNE 23, 2016,—A new 3,200 square foot custom home using a patented light steel frame building technology and integrated process for Stanford Professor of Climate and Clean Energy Mark Jacobson. This is BONE Structure's first California net zero-energy home.

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A Stanford University engineering professor who studies climate and air pollution has built a house perfect for him.

The two-story home is zero net energy, meaning it will produce as much energy as it consumes, reports Jacqueline Lee of the Bay Area News Group.

By 2020, the state will require that all new residential construction fit this criterion, writes Lee.

Mark Jacobson’s home is the first constructed built on the Peninsula by BONE Structure, which uses patented light steel-frame building technology that allows for precision building. All Bone Structure homes come zero net energy ready.

Read the full article to learn more about the home >>

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Donna Kimura

Donna Kimura is deputy editor of Affordable Housing Finance. She has covered the industry for more than 20 years. Before that, she worked at an Internet company and several daily newspapers. Connect with Donna at dkimura@zondahome.com or follow her @DKimura_AHF.

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