ZED's Dartmouth Oceanfront in Green Building & Design Magazine

The architecture and construction focused “Green Building & Design” magazine (gb&d), just published a feature story on ZED’s Dartmouth Oceanfront project. The in-depth article highlights the home’s innovative modern design that embraces the challenging coastal site while also incorporating privacy, comfort, accessibility, and sustainability.

In an interview with gb&d, ZED’s Managing Director, Stephanie Horowitz, talked about many design decisions, such as the inclusion of an art wall to showcase the homeowners’ extensive art collection, the addition of an elevator to accommodate aging in place, or the use of exterior shades to both accent the design and manage heat gain.

Full article is linked below.

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Newton Net Zero Wins SILVER PRISM Award

ZED's Matthew Genanze and Auburndale Builders' Ryan McCarthy at the 2019 PRISM Awards Gala

We are proud to announce that ZeroEnergy Design’s high-performance, net-zero home in Newton, Massachusetts, won a Silver PRISM award for Best Passive Home/Sustainable Home Design at the 2019 PRISM Awards Gala.

Organized by the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB), the PRISM awards honor the finest projects and accomplishments of architects, builders, developers, and other professionals in the home building industry. Entries in this category were judged on operation at zero net energy performance as well as overall design, comfort, usability, and livability of the space.

The Newton Net Zero home was designed as a forever home for a couple who believed deeply in carbon-free lifestyle and wanted to set an example of conscientious, healthy living for future generations. With a super-tight building enclosure, high-efficiency mechanical systems, and a solar photovoltaic system for generating renewable energy, the home uses 96% less energy than a comparable home built to code with enough energy for charging the couple’s electric cars.

The BRAGB is the region’s leading home building association and has represented the industry since 1944. The PRISM Awards Gala is the BRAGB’s flagship event of the year and winning an award is considered a sign of excellence and superior achievement. Each entry submitted in the PRISM awards competition is judged on its own merit by a national panel of distinguished industry professionals.

Matthew Genanze (Project Management/Architecture) of ZeroEnergy Design and Ryan McCathy of Auburndale Builders (Construction) received the award on behalf of the entire project team that also included ZED’s Stephanie Horowitz (Architecture) and Jordan Goldman (Energy and Mechanical Design).

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Concord Green Home Featured in Houzz

ZED’s classically beautiful, healthy, and ecofriendly Concord Green Home was just featured in a Houzz editorial article on ‘sustainable homes created by design professionals for themselves’.

The residence was created for interior designer Lisa Tharp who wanted a home that not only blended in seamlessly with the traditional New England architecture in the Concord, Massachusetts, neighborhood, but also offered the highest indoor air quality and a low carbon footprint. Multi-functional living spaces such as the first-floor home office that could also serve as an ADA-compliant master suite or the alcove off the second-floor master bedroom that could work equally well as a secondary office space or a walk-in closet ensured that the home met the needs of the family and would also appeal to future homeowners.

The home won the EcoHome Design Award in 2011 and has been previously featured in Fine HomeBuilding and Design New England magazines.

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FORBES INTERVIEWED ZED's Stephanie Horowitz

Forbes magazine writer Regina Cole crafts an article about New England high-end homeowner’s interest beyond style and beauty - a growing interest in energy.

The article offers design insights from prominent New England architects, including Stephanie Horowitz, Managing Director at ZeroEnergy Design who shares, “Our clients are well schooled in matters of energy conservation; they come to us with a high level of knowledge.”

Stephanie notes that eco-conscious clients interested in gardening often look for basement root cellars to augment upstairs food storage as part of their general goal towards resiliency and self-sufficiency - ZED’s Farmstead Passive House in Vermont is a good example. She also mentions that Passive House, which advocates rigorous standards for energy efficiency in buildings, is particularly suitable for New England’s cold weather conditions.

The full article is linked below.

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