Brightleaf Homes built this 2,520-square-foot custom home in Forest Park, Illinois, to the high performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
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“Our electric bills … have not been much more than … an apartment that was almost a third of the size.”
“Our electric bills in peak winter months have not been much more than when we lived in a two-bedroom apartment that was almost a third of the size of our home.”