A home is not a home if it is not comfortable. It has to be a place of utmost happiness for the family. A home has to be safe and peaceful. One needs to be in all serenity and peace while being at home.
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Have you ever heard about Zero-Energy Homes?? If Yes, great, if No, we are going to introduce Zero Energy or Net-Zero homes for you in this blog. Try to read between the lines to get a clear idea about Net-Zero Homes and to avoid any confusion.
What is a Zero-Energy Home?
A zero-energy or Net Zero home
“refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere”
Zero-energy homes or Net-Zero Homes are not our standard homes. They are built differently using different techniques to make it a zero energy home and to save energy and make the energy to the grid. They are the homes that produce as much energy as they consume to create a balance. These homes are well-insulated, airtight, and energy-efficient having thicker walls and filtered air.
A zero-energy home is not just about having a solar panel in your home to get energy from it. It is far different from it. It does not work only when there is sunlight and stops providing energy when the weather is not sunny. It works differently.
Energy Efficient Homes
A zero-energy home works and provides energy to the home. It depends on the weather conditions. If the weather is not sunny and the house requires energy, it gets the energy from the grid to make the system of the house run efficiently. On hot summer days, when there is a lot of heat and the weather is sunny, the zero-energy house produces even more energy and passes it to the grid to make use of it where needed.
This is how the bill of electricity in a zero-energy home is zero because it not only produces its own energy and gets the energy from the grid when needed but also provides energy to the grid when it produces more energy than the requirement of the house. This way, everything remains in balance and this is why this house is called zero energy or Net Zero home.
Cost of Zero-energy Homes
The cost of a zero-energy home is greater than that of a standard home, approximately 60% but once you have built a zero-energy home, it saves a larger amount of electricity bills than you pay on a monthly basis in a standard home. If you conclude the ratio of expenses of building a zero-energy home and how much you pay for electricity bills, it will help you know how much you are going to save. It also saves you from the anxiety of fluctuation in the electricity rates.
A zero-energy home or a Net-Zero home not only makes you feel even more comfortable and safer but also saves a lot of your expenses that you pay in the form of electricity bills. The tension of using your appliances may raise the cost of bills, also vanishes in a zero-energy home.
Zero-Energy Homes is all about saving energy and feeling way safer and more comfortable at your home. The thicker walls, insulated windows, and filtered air make one feel lighter and fresher.
