Zero-Energy Homes

“On the Path toward Zero Carbon Homes: The Comparative San Diego Case Study.” Oct 10,2008. Presentation for Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Coloardo at Boulder. (ppt, 7.3Mb)

“Advancing a Market for Zero-Energy Homes.” 2008. Solar Today, 22:1, Jan./Feb., pp. 24-29.

Barbara Farhar and Timothy Coburn, “A New Market Paradigm for Zero-Energy Homes, A Comparative Case Study,” Environment/Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 50: 18-32. Jan./Feb. 2008.

A New Market Paradigm for Zero-Energy Homes: The Comparative San Diego Case Study

B. C. Farhar and T. C. Coburn, December 2006

Executive Summary (pdf, 105K)

Vol 1 (pdf, 5Mb)

Vol 2 (Appendixes) (pdf, 15.6Mb)

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn. December 2006. “A New Market Paradigm for Zero-Energy Homes: The Comparative San Diego Case Study“

Executive Summary. (pdf, 100K)

Vol 1 (pdf, 5Mb)

Vol 2 (Appendixes) (pdf, 15.6Mb)

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn. October 2006. “A New Market Paradigm for Zero-Energy Homes: The San Diego Case Study.”
Advance Executive Summary.  NREL Technical Report in Two Volumes. Volume 1: NREL/TR-550-38304
Volume 2: NREL/TR-550-40037 (pdf, 80K)

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn, and Nancy Collins. 2002.  “Market Response to New Zero Energy Homes in San Diego, California.” In

Proceedings of the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
.  Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy, pp. 8.41-8.54.

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn, and Megan Murphy.  2004. “Comparative Analysis of Homebuyer Response to New Zero Energy Homes,” in Proceedings of the 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Breaking out of the Box. pp. 8-48 to 8-60. Presentation at Pacific Grove, California, on August 24, 2004. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/35912.pdf

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn, and Megan Murphy.  2004. “Large Production Home Builder Experience with Zero Energy Homes.” in Proceedings of the 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Breaking out of the Box. pp. 8-09 to 8-109. Presentation at Pacific Grove, California, on August 24, 2004.

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn, and Nancy Collins. 2002.  “Market Response to New Zero Energy Homes in San Diego, California.” In

Proceedings of the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
.  Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy, pp. 8.41-8.54.

Presentations

“A New Market Paradigm for Zero-Energy Homes: The San Diego Case Study”

Presented at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, September 18, 2006

Presented at the Solar Conference of the San Diego Regional Energy Office, San Diego, California, September 27, 2006

Presented at SheaHomes, San Diego Division, San Diego, California, October 1, 2006

Presented at the Boulder County Commissioners and Planning Commission Hearing on Planning for Green Building Codes, Boulder, Colorado, October 30, 2006

Presented at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC, November 2, 2006.

Farhar, Barbara C. 2002.  “Market Response to New Zero Energy Homes.” Presentation to the Zero Energy Homes Program Meeting, Mount Vernon Country Club, Evergreen, Colorado, July 9.

Farhar, Barbara C. 2002. “Market Response to New Zero Energy Homes in California.” Presentation to the Colorado Renewable Energy Society Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 29.

Farhar, Barbara C., Timothy C. Coburn, and Nancy Collins. 2002. “Market Response to New Zero Energy Homes in San Diego, California.” Presentation at the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, California, August 19.