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EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1176741· OSTI ID:1176741
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  1. Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings, Norwalk, CT (United States)

CARB is working with the EcoVillage co-housing community in Ithaca, New York, on their third neighborhood called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience (TREE). This community scale project consists of 40 housing units --15 apartments and 25 single family residences. The community is pursuing certifications for DOE Zero Energy Ready Home, U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold, and ENERGY STAR for the entire project. Additionally, seven of the 25 homes, along with the four-story apartment building and community center, are being constructed to the Passive House (PH) design standard.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1176741
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO--102015-4550; KNDJ-0-40342-00
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English