Marc Rutenberg Homes is striving to create a net-zero energy path of the future. The company’s most recent projects, the Zero Energy America homes, are the fruits of this labor. In every aspect, these homes are designed to exceed the highest green building standards, providing the healthier, cost-effective and sustainable alternative in home design and construction.
The first completed homes, and those still under construction, are scattered throughout Florida—each differing in personal design preference but maintaining the exact same value of selecting extremely sustainable construction options. Ashley Rutenberg, LEED AP Homes, the Zero Energy America Homes’ project coordinator, was also the internal green building consultant. She says there are two different generations of design in the four Zero Energy America homes. The first two of the net-zero ZEA homes were completed in September 2012. ZEA 3 was completed near the end of 2012, while ZEA 4, the upcoming second-generation home of Zero Energy America, is expected to be completed in May 2013.