DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Resources

DOE ZERH Waiver for Prescriptive Code Compliance

• DOE ZERH Homeowner Checklist for Prescriptive Projects

DOE ZERH Waiver for ENERGY STAR Appliances

ZERH Policies and Temporary Allowances Related to COVID-19 

The Economics of Zero Energy Homes - Jacob Corvidae, Michael Gartman, Alisa Petersen, Rocky Mountain Institute, 2018

What We Learned Getting to 2 Million ENERGY STAR® Certified Homes that is Positioning Zero Energy Ready Homes for Exponential Growth - Sam Rashkin, DOE ZERH, 2018

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Savings & Cost Estimate Summary - Newport Partners, October 2015

The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program is developing a multifamily-specific specification as a result of the recently developed ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction (ESMFNC) program. 

DOE ZERH Multifamily Program- Public Comment Draft

Zero Energy Ready Home Orientation Webinar: Sam Rashkin and Jamie Lyons, DOE ZERH (video and presentation slides)

Zero Energy Ready Home Training: Sam Rashkin, DOE ZERH (presentation slides)

5/28/18 - Calling All Indoor airPLUS Builders: Join Forces with Zero Energy Ready Homes!: Sam Rashkin and Jamie Lyons, DOE ZERH (video and presentation slides, transcript)

4/30/18 - 2018 Housing Innovation Awards: Application Process and Successful Strategies: Joe Nebbia, DOE ZERH (video and presentation slides, transcript)

3/28/18 - ENERGY STAR Builders Joining Forces with Zero Energy Ready Homes: Sam Rashkin, DOE; Jamie Lyons, Newport Partners (video and presentation slides, transcript)

7/19/17 - Making Sense of the 2015 IECC and Zero Energy Ready Home: Jason Winters, Joe Nebbia (video and presentation slides, transcript)

5/13/15 - Updates to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Specs -- Revision 05: Jamie Lyons and Sam Rashkin, DOE ZERH (video, transcript)

2/8/18 - Voice of the Builder -- Hot-Dry Climate; Geoff Ferrell, Mandalay Homes, Tom Wade, Palo Duro (video and presentation slides, transcript)

12/12/17 - Voice of the Builder -- Affordable: Rick Wertheim, United Way of Long Island; Michael Sollitto, Habitat for Humanity of South Sarasota County, Florida (video and presentation slides, transcript)

10/31/17 - Voice of the Builder -- Southeast: Luis Imery, Imery Group; Todd Usher, Addison Homes (video, transcript)

8/30/17 - Voice of the Builder -- Mid-Atlantic: Jay Epstein, Health E Community Enterprises; Kiere DeGrandchamp, High Performance Homes (video and presentation slides, transcript)

7/21/17 - Voice of the Builder -- Cold Climate-Mountain: Bill Rectanus, Thrive Home Builders; Hunter Mantell-Hecathorn, Mantell-Hecathorn Builders (video and presentation slides, transcript)

6/19/17 - Voice of the Builder -- Cold Climate: Glenna Wilson, Charis Homes; Scott Sanders, BrightLeaf Homes (video, transcript)

11/30/16 - Lazy Air Conditioning: HVAC and Humidity Control: Ken Gehring, Therma-Stor (video, transcript)

2/16/16 - Getting Enclosures Right in Zero Energy Ready Homes: Joe Lstiburek- Building Science Corporation (video and presentation slides, transcript)

1/28/16 - Low Load HVAC in Zero Energy Ready Homes: Greg Cobb, iEngineering, LLC (video, transcript)

3/29/18 - Indoor airPLUS Revision 4 Updates: Nick Hurst, Indoor airPLUS (video)

Going Green and Building Strong: Building FORTIFIED Homes -- Part 1: Fred Malik, IBHS (video and presentation slides, text version)

Going Green and Building Strong: Building FORTIFIED Homes -- Part 2: Fred Malik, IBHS (video and presentation slides, text version)