Video from PulteGroup News (posted June 7, 2016) 

Client: PG&E

Year: Construction Concluded 2016

           Monitoring Concluded 2017

Project Team: PG&E, PulteGroup, BIRA Energy, Frontier Energy (Davis Energy Group)

Services Provided: Resource Refocus provided general project oversight and data analysis on behalf of PG&E, BIRAenergy provided design consulting, and Frontier (Davis Energy Group) is conducting the performance monitoring.


Scope

PulteGroup, the third largest builder in the country, unveiled their zero net energy (ZNE) prototype in a ceremony on June 16, 2016. This ZNE prototype was developed as part of PG&E’s ZNE Production Builder Demonstration, which provides design consultation, construction visits, and a year of performance monitoring to select builders. Performance monitoring concluded in 2017.

Resource Refocus provided general project oversight and data analysis on behalf of PG&E, BIRAenergy provided design consulting, and Frontier Energy (Davis Energy Group) is conducted the performance monitoring.

Media

San Francisco Chronicle - New Bay Area home is part of California's energy-saving future (June 17, 2016)

PG&E Currents - PG&E Helping Make Zero Net Energy the Norm (June 20, 2016)

PulteGroup - PulteGroup's Newest Innovation: An Invisible House (June 14, 2016)