This, our fourth report on zero energy (ZE) residential activity in the US and Canada, provides an overview of findings (data-derived results) and inferences (our interpretation of what those results mean) from our year-over-year inventories of growth in this rapidly popularizing housing type.
While still a very small fraction of the housing industry as a whole, ZE is booming and bursting with positive energy! (Read more – goes to a download form to capture data)

Findings
The growth our contributors reported in 2018 was once again very robust – the number of ZE housing units increased by 59% over the prior year’s inventory: 22,146 total units in design, in construction, and completed, as compared with 13,960 units in those combined categories in 2017.

Builders/Developers with 10+ Projects
Builders/Developers |
Projects |
State/Province |
BrightBuilt Home |
78 |
ME |
Greenhill Contracting Inc. |
39 |
NY |
BrightLeaf Homes |
27 |
IL |
Clifton View Homes |
26 |
WA |
Mandalay Homes Inc. |
23 |
AZ |
Palo Duro Homes, Inc |
20 |
NM |
Decker Homes, Inc |
17 |
OH |
Latitude 38 LLC |
15 |
VA |
BPC Green Builders, Inc |
15 |
CT |
Charles Thomas Homes |
14 |
NE |
Top 10 Builders/Developers by Number of Units
Builders/Developers |
Units |
State/Province |
Sifton Properties |
2001 |
ON |
Mandalay Homes Inc. |
1192 |
AZ |
Thrive Home Builders |
579 |
CO |
Onion Flats |
512 |
PA |
Planet Greenergy |
351 |
FL |
Transformations, Inc. |
341 |
MA |
Capstone Homes |
266 |
AZ |
Walsh Construction Co. |
244 |
OR |
Taurus of Texas |
237 |
TX |
Landmark Homes |
221 |
AB |

