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In the fall of 2003, Zero Net, LLC, announced that it was changing the way homes are built.  Zero Net was founded by John Trickel, who also founded VGI Design. The Zero Net team developed a new whole-house envelope system for home building.

No More 2x4s.  This new system for home building was based on the fact that the use of 2x4s in home construction, the construction method used in 90 percent of U.S. homes, does not create a super energy efficient home.

First Home Being Built

ZeroNet entered a partnership with Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, to build the first ever full-sized home to use the Zero Net building system.  Building of what is know as the PowerHouse Home was built in Newton, Iowa.  Newton is about a half-hour east of Des Moines.  The home offers many energy efficient and high-tech features.

More Online

You can learn more about the Zero Net process on the Zero Net, LLC website at: www.zeronetllc.com.
Watch the progress on the PowerHouse Home on the project's website at: home.powerhousetv.com.

  See a slide show on "How the PowerHouse was made"