Editor’s Note: Brad Liljequist directed the Zero Energy and Zero Carbon programs at ILFI from 2013-2018 and the Living Community Challenge from 2014-2015. Between 2008-2011, he developed the first ILFI certified Energy Petal and Zero Energy community in the United States, zHome. Today, Brad leads Zero Energy and Zero Carbon efforts for McKinstry, a national construction, consulting, and energy services…
What Is Net Zero Energy?
The following is an excerpt from The Power of Zero: Learning from the World’s Leading Net Zero Energy Buildings by Brad Liljequist, our former Zero Energy Director at the International Living Future Institute. Get 30 percent off The Power of Zero from Ecotone Publishing using the code POZ30. The International Living Future Institute defines Net Zero Energy (NZE) as “One hundred percent of…