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Ideal Homes, of Norman Oklahoma have built a model home that produces as much energy as it consumes in a year and combines “renewable energy technologies with advanced energy-efficient construction.”

Incorporating 5.3 kW photo cells, a ground source heat pump, fresh-air indoor HVAC system, low-e vinyl windows, and insulation systems in walls, ceilings and around foundations and much more

For more background information on energy efficient homes, here is a link to a long presentation by Betsy Pettit, from Building Science Corporation, Affordable Housing: Toward Zero Energy (PDF format, 70 pages, 4.93 MB).

via: ZDNet