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zHome project manager Brad Liljequist blogging for Dwell magazine

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

I’m a little embarrassed to be posting these links right now – I’ve been a contributing blogger for Dwell magazine online since September of last year, and posting a couple of times a month about zHome.  Chalk it up to just too much going on.  I have been putting a fair amount of work into them so I think you’ll find them of interest…if you’re a zHome blog follower already…

First Dwell blog post.

Dwell zHome blog two – the road to zero net energy/carbon neutrality

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

This one is about the process for achieving zero net energy – check it out!

Dwell zHome blog three – interview with David Vandervort Architects

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Here I have an interview with David Vandervort and Mark Weirenga of David Vandervort Architects.

Dwell zHome blog four – stormwater management

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Here is the Dwell magazine blog about how we reintroduced all our stormwater into the ground right at the site.

Dwell magazine blog five – ground source heat pump and solar panels

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Here’s my slideshow/blog on Dwell online about the ins and outs of our two most sophisticated technologies – the ground source heat pump and solar panels.

Dwell magazine blog six – part one of the zHome backstory

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Many have asked about how we pulled zHome together and this is a little summary.

Dwell magazine blog seven – part two of the zHome backstory

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Here it is!

Dwell zHome blog eight – part three of the zHome backstory

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

The last installment.  But that’s just for the backstory – there’s two more Dwell blogs to come, including one by Patti Southard of King County GreenTools about green materials on the project.

Monthly tours – the first Thursday of every month, at 4pm on site

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Come on out for a tour with Brad Liljequist, the zHome manager, or one of the other core team members and learn about all nitty gritty of how zHome works and what it means.  Here is a link to how to find zHome - come learn!

zHome group tours

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Organizations or groups are invited to take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of zHome.  Learn about how we achieved our deep green environmental benchmarks including details about the technologies used in zHome.  To set up a tour, contact Brad Liljequist at bradl@ci.issaquah.wa.us.

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