KB Home, a national home building company, has unveiled its plans to provide energy efficient net-zero energy home designs known as Zerohouse 2.0 all over the country. It is the latest introduction from a company which provides its advanced type of Built to Order homebuilders to bring down the cost of home construction to home buyers.
KB Home Studio. Credit: KB Home
While the latest ENERGY STAR rated normal KB home allows the home owners an average of around $1,000 on their spending towards energy utility when compared to a normal home of its size, the choice of ZeroHouse 2.0 will remove the expense on monthly electricity charges totally.
The first of the ZeroHouse 2.0 home designs will have solar power production systems and construction methods to improve the energy efficiency of homes ahead of the ENERGY STAR qualified normal home constructions of KB Homes. The proposed ZeroHouse 2.0 home will first open in Austin, San Antonio and Tampa soon. The ZeroHouse 2.0 homes enable the buyers to choose and incorporate their own energy friendly ideas by utilizing the KB Home studio facility. The showcasing of new ZeroHouse 2.0 to more number of KB Home communities will persist throughout 2012.
The visitors to a KB Home community where ZeroHouse 2.0 home model is available will be taken on a guided tour around the home to understand its installed visible and invisible features that assist in saving energy costs. The ZeroHouse 2.0 construction achieves increased level of efficiency due to a whole-home approach, which includes roof mounted solar panels, low energy windows, improved HVAC systems and dual plan and increased insulation.
Source: http://www.kbhome-studio.com/