Zero Energy Ready Homes

SCCLT GreenBuild Homes

The State College Community Land Trust (SCCLT) GreenBuild homes were designed through a collaborative effort between SCCLT and Penn State’s Hamer Center for Community Design as part of the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design competition. This collegiate competition challenges the next generation of building science professionals to design an affordable home that meets DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home guidelines. By definition, these high-performance homes are so energy-efficient that renewable power can offset most or all of the homeowners annual energy consumption. WPPSEF provided $450,000 in co-funding to support the construction of two 1,400 square foot homes. SCCLT selected Envinity of State College to finalize the GreenBuild design and construct the homes. A portion of the WPPSEF support was used to install a 6.6 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on each home. The solar was designed to generate approximately 8,053 kWh, annually.

Impact

Engaged 25+ Penn State students in GreenBuild design

Homes are ENERGY STAR and Zero Energy Ready certified

Solar PV system avoids 11.4 MT of COe emissions/year