Putting It all Together: Aggregating Benefits, Selling to Stakeholders The Benefits of Zero Energy Homes Reach Far Beyond Homeowners

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to identify and demonstrate the value green near-Zero Energy Homes offer to multiple stakeholders including: homebuyers, homebuilders, electric utilities, and local jurisdictions. On a community scale, the benefits of green near-Zero Energy Homes are as valuable for local jurisdictions and utilities as they are for the homeowner If the homebuilding industry can successfully market this value to local jurisdictions and electric utilities, the costs can be shared with the builder and homebuyer, thereby making green near-Zero Energy Homes more affordable and commonplace.