The “Thomas House Project” was designed based on the aesthetic theme of fire, water, earth, and air. The four elements were tied into this passive solar, net zero home both inside and out.

Our journey to Net-Zero began​ when my wife and I moved in 2011 from our first home to a newer, similar-sized home. After a few months, we were shocked to find that our energy bills had more than doubled. After a few years of tolerating the higher costs, we decided to build new and to a high energy efficiency standard…