Net Zero Energy Home, Northport, Long Island, NY
The challenge was to create a “Net Zero Energy” home on a tight site where large houses loom close by and eliminate the opportunity for a passive solar design.
Features
- Grid-tied solar photovoltaic panels provide all of the home’s electricity needs
- Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) home, which can withstand the highest of winds, is fire proof, impervious to water and will last literally for centuries
- Active solar thermal system
- Evacuated tube panels on the roof
- Insulated water tanks acting as thermal storage system providing hot water and winter heating
- Thermal mass of concrete walls and floors modulates outside temperature swings
- High insulation value
- Close to zero air infiltration
- Two energy recovery ventalators
- In-floor radiant heating system
- Ocean-Safe roof structural panel system
- Standing-seam 100-year metal roof
- Cement fiber siding
- Classic good looks
Challenges
- Small site
- Limited opportunity for passive solar heating because of nearby homes
Objectives
- Longevity
- Durability
- Adaptability
- Net Zero Energy
- Constructablity
- Maintain Budget Restraints
- Aesthetically Pleasing
Construction Photos
Here you can see ICF walls and foundation being poured and in the in-floor radiant heating system being installed. Notice the skylight in our Northport, NY net zero energy home is an example of passive solar lighting.
