Comments on: Zenergy Home – LA’s 1st comprehensive remodel to Net Zero Energy http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/ Interior Inspirations & Aspirational Designs Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marcos Santa Ana http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Marcos Santa Ana Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:22:00 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-443 Hello Christine, I am working on an orphanage in Haiti as well and would love to chat with you about your ventures there! email me. marcos@alloiinc.com Best, Marcos Hello Christine,
I am working on an orphanage in Haiti as well and would love to chat with you about your ventures there!
email me. marcos@alloiinc.com
Best,
Marcos

]]> By: Christine Duong http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Christine Duong Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:47:30 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-364 Thanks everyone to reading and commenting. Its great to know that this green movement is picking up speed and many households are aware of this now. Thanks everyone to reading and commenting. Its great to know that this green movement is picking up speed and many households are aware of this now.

]]> By: mariasen http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-264 mariasen Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:03:13 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-264 Hello, Nice information. It's a home that is energy efficient but also produces its own power to maintain the home. A zero energy home is like all homes it is connected to the local electric utility and uses energy from the utility. The difference between regular homes that use electricity, a zero energy home makes enough power to send some back to the utility grid. It produces enough energy to run the home that results in a zero monthly electric balance. <a href="//www.allonconstruction.com”" rel="nofollow">mariasen</a> Hello,
Nice information. It’s a home that is energy efficient but also produces its own power to maintain the home. A zero energy home is like all homes it is connected to the local electric utility and uses energy from the utility. The difference between regular homes that use electricity, a zero energy home makes enough power to send some back to the utility grid. It produces enough energy to run the home that results in a zero monthly electric balance.

mariasen

]]> By: David Lasher http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-23 David Lasher Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:02:07 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-23 Christine, I was at the opening of Zenergy House, however I didn't get a chance to meet you. I want to thank you for posting our ECOR armoires and our company is ECOR Global. What Tammy and Ron did to pull off the Zenergy House opening was extraordinary and every home should be as energy efficient as theirs. You have a great site and some really cool designs and I look forward to following your posts. Christine,
I was at the opening of Zenergy House, however I didn’t get a chance to meet you. I want to thank you for posting our ECOR armoires and our company is ECOR Global.

What Tammy and Ron did to pull off the Zenergy House opening was extraordinary and every home should be as energy efficient as theirs.

You have a great site and some really cool designs and I look forward to following your posts.

]]> By: Ron Schwolsky http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ron Schwolsky Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:20:11 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-13 Good info on water evaporation. Thanks. Tammy & I took a look at your website + design projects. They are so cool and luxuriously simplistic. Great work! The Haiti project is fantastic. Julia told us about it. Let us know if you or Tom need any info from us. Good info on water evaporation. Thanks.
Tammy & I took a look at your website + design projects. They are so cool and luxuriously simplistic.
Great work!

The Haiti project is fantastic. Julia told us about it. Let us know if you or Tom need any info from us.

]]> By: ZENERGY House: An uber-green remodel for an average family home — Calculated Crunch News Freedom http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-12 ZENERGY House: An uber-green remodel for an average family home — Calculated Crunch News Freedom Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:12:00 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-12 [...] but one that does require a lot of water in an area currently in a drought (Christine Duong at Duong Designs has already complained about this, and I agree with her) — and yes, the house does have a [...] [...] but one that does require a lot of water in an area currently in a drought (Christine Duong at Duong Designs has already complained about this, and I agree with her) — and yes, the house does have a [...]

]]> By: Christine Duong http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Christine Duong Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:29:27 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-11 Thanks Ron for the clarification about the grid. I am researching for a project for a (hopefully) "off-the-grid" orphanage in Haiti being built in a couple of months, so I wanted to see what works, what doesn't work and why. http://wecanbuildanorphanage.com/ About the shower.... phew...I feel better, I felt you were too sensible to allow that. Regarding the pool, I'm no expert but I would recommend a pool cover to limit the water loss. I couldn't find LA statistics quickly enough for you, but here's a evaporation chart from the City of Martinez, in the bay area. http://www.cityofmartinez.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5930 It was really helpful to see so many sustainable solutions implemented at your home. Hopefully Angelenos will follow suit and make similar upgrades and future remodel aiming for netzero also. Thanks Ron for the clarification about the grid. I am researching for a project for a (hopefully) “off-the-grid” orphanage in Haiti being built in a couple of months, so I wanted to see what works, what doesn’t work and why. http://wecanbuildanorphanage.com/

About the shower…. phew…I feel better, I felt you were too sensible to allow that. Regarding the pool, I’m no expert but I would recommend a pool cover to limit the water loss. I couldn’t find LA statistics quickly enough for you, but here’s a evaporation chart from the City of Martinez, in the bay area. http://www.cityofmartinez.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5930

It was really helpful to see so many sustainable solutions implemented at your home. Hopefully Angelenos will follow suit and make similar upgrades and future remodel aiming for netzero also.

]]> By: Tamatha Krebbs http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Tamatha Krebbs Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:43:25 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-10 Hi There! I ran into your site absolutely by mistake, and it turned out to being a blessing. You bring a lot of interesting things to the table and I will be back for more :) Thanks! Hi There! I ran into your site absolutely by mistake, and it turned out to being a blessing. You bring a lot of interesting things to the table and I will be back for more :) Thanks!

]]> By: Ron Schwolsky http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ron Schwolsky Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:30:52 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-9 Thanks for visiting the Zenergy House. Just wanted to clear up a few things. We are not off the grid. We are tied to the grid, but Net-Zero Energy means that while we are producing energy during the day, our meter is spinning backwards crediting us... at night, when there is no sun light we are pulling from the grid. On an annual basis we are net-zero in terms of electricity. We are the first retrofit in Los Angeles using dianostic testing (comprehensive energy audit) and retrofit of an existing structure (no added square footage or structural modifications) using all non-toxic, recycled and organic materials, finishes and furnishings. With the drought tolerant landscape and dual flush toilets, engineered showerheads and fixtures our water usage is 70% less than similar homes. Once you fill up a swimming pool there is very little water that needs to be added during the year, so I don't see a conservation issue in having a pool in the San Fernando Valley especially when the solar will cover the pool pumps energy needs. Lastly, I was misquoted about the water heater... my statement about teenage daughters taking long showers was based on the marketing of tankless water heaters and their endless hot water claims. Our conventional tank heater is so efficient that it makes more dollar sense than tankless. We are energy auditors and green building consultants we would never advocate 1 hr. showers even with a greywater system. Thanks for visiting the Zenergy House. Just wanted to clear up a few things. We are not off the grid. We are tied to the grid, but Net-Zero Energy means that while we are producing energy during the day, our meter is spinning backwards crediting us… at night, when there is no sun light we are pulling from the grid. On an annual basis we are net-zero in terms of electricity. We are the first retrofit in Los Angeles using dianostic testing (comprehensive energy audit) and retrofit of an existing structure (no added square footage or structural modifications) using all non-toxic, recycled and organic materials, finishes and furnishings.

With the drought tolerant landscape and dual flush toilets, engineered showerheads and fixtures our water usage is 70% less than similar homes. Once you fill up a swimming pool there is very little water that needs to be added during the year, so I don’t see a conservation issue in having a pool in the San Fernando Valley especially when the solar will cover the pool pumps energy needs. Lastly, I was misquoted about the water heater… my statement about teenage daughters taking long showers was based on the marketing of tankless water heaters and their endless hot water claims. Our conventional tank heater is so efficient that it makes more dollar sense than tankless. We are energy auditors and green building consultants we would never advocate 1 hr. showers even with a greywater system.

]]> By: ZENERGY House: An uber-green remodel for an average family home | green LA girl http://blog.duongdesigns.com/2010/04/05/zenergy-home-las-1st-comprehensive-remodel-to-net-zero-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-7 ZENERGY House: An uber-green remodel for an average family home | green LA girl Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:48:53 +0000 http://blog.duongdesigns.com/?p=450#comment-7 [...] but one that does require a lot of water in an area currently in a drought (Christine Duong at Duong Designs has already complained about this, and I agree with her) — and yes, the house does have a [...] [...] but one that does require a lot of water in an area currently in a drought (Christine Duong at Duong Designs has already complained about this, and I agree with her) — and yes, the house does have a [...]

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