Meritage announces the nation’s first net-zero energy production homes.
Arizona-based Meritage Homes—one of the top 10 home builders in the country—has been integrating standard energy-efficient and sustainable elements into its homes for years, which has resulted in production homes that are 80% more efficient than existing homes.
Now, the company has raised the bar on itself by rolling out the nation’s first net-zero production home. While more than 100 true net-zero homes exist in the United States, they are custom homes. The implications of net- zero energy homes available at multiple price points and in different markets, is a huge step for the housing industry—and the planet.
We talked with Meritage’s vice president of environmental affairs, C.R. Herro, to learn how the company achieved this ground-breaking goal and to get his take on what it will take for net-zero energy homes to gain traction.
Read the complete article and interview at Green Builder Magazine