We are looking for colleagues from other firms to join a conference session proposal on "Dirt cheap Net Zero" for the ASHRAE / IBPSA conference (August 12-14, 2020, Chicago).
We just had the grand opening of our first project designed to achieve net zero, a 50-unit affordable housing project, where we upgraded from the minimums required by the financing people (Enterprise Green Communities) to net zero with full battery backup for a $22/sf premium. We had a few surprises along the way about which measures made a difference and which didn't. We assume others are finding similar results.
If you have projects that might be good to add to the mix, please contact me at zsmith@eskewdumezripple.com.
Thanks!