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Judi Schweitzer, Schweitzer and Associates |
Turning zero energy ready homes into zero net energy homes, neighborhoods and communities can be facilitated or complicated by builder development strategies, community involvement, local ordinances and siting constraints. This presentation highlights cooperative and integrated design and siting strategies between developers and community agencies that can increase the penetration of affordable ZNE homes using guiding principles related to costs and benefits of sustainable development. Win/win/win combinations of individual home designs and community plot plans and infrastructure with high benefit-cost ratios for sustainable communities are highlighted, along with case studies of several new sustainable communities.