DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program Newsletters

ZERH builders
If you asked a builder about their current greatest challenge, you might hear “labor shortage” near the top of the list. Many builders are seeing trusted trade partners nearing retirement, and new people not entering the industry. This becomes even more pronounced when discussing high-performance homes with tight envelopes and innovative technologies and systems.
What's inside a Zero Energy Ready Home?
Building Zero Energy Ready Homes is not about spending money on high-tech appliances or super complex renewable energy systems. It’s about attention to detail, a focus on comprehensive construction specifications, and a desire to build homes the way they should be built today.
Beazer Homes built this 2,829-square-foot production home in New Whiteland, Indiana, to the high performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program experienced tremendous growth in 2023 in part due to the 45L tax credit and expanding industry commitment to high-performance building.