A New Net-Zero Community

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Two builders team up for subdivision in southern Maine that will feature net-zero-ready houses at moderate prices

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Two southern Maine builders have teamed up with Kaplan Thompson Architects on a subdivision that will include as many as 26 houses built to net-zero standards.

The first of the houses in a Wells, Maine, subdivision called Brackett Estates, is a 1750-sq. ft., three-bedroom model called the Appledore, which was completed in mid-June. The two-story, all-electric house includes double-stud walls insulated to R-40, triple-glazed windows, and a roof insulated to R-60 with dense-pack cellulose. It's on the market for $429,000, or just under $250 a sq. ft.

Among its other energy features:

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Net-Zero 4.jpg (Net-Zero in Maine)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-blog/new-net-zero-community
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Net-Zero 3.jpg (First-floor interior)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Net-Zero 2.jpg (Splayed window opening)
[5]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Net-Zero 1.jpg (Builder Jesse Ware)

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-blog/new-net-zero-community