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 |
