Affordable Zero Energy Ready Buildings: Free Resources and a Cost Neutral Technology

Intermediate level overview of free resources and one innovative technology, continuously insulated concrete masonry units, (CICMUs) that can facilitate the design of Zero Energy Ready buildings. In a recent survey, less than five percent of designers were even aware of these resources.Topics include a brief survey of free resources to facilitate design of zero energy ready buildings; importance of insulation location in mass walls; steady state vs effective R-values; why some ICMUs may have high steady R-values but are not very energy efficient, and cost considerations that make CICMUs a wise investment. Free On-line 1.0 LU HSW course available 24/7.