CITY OF PHOENIX
18 supporting sustainable home development with a series of initiatives as part of its vision to have all new buildings net positive in both energy and materials by 2050 . “ We ran a $ 100,000 competition to design a beautiful home that is sustainable and near net-zero , and yet can be built at the cost of typical construction ,” says Hartman , who notes that even with adherence to the latest building codes we ’ re a long way from buildings that need little energy to condition them . “ Our planning department has posted the winning design and the detail construction drawings from Imirzian Architects on our website so anyone can download the pre-approved plans for free to build a net-zero energy home at a cost similar to current construction . And here in Phoenix , we won ’ t charge building permit fees for the first 25 homes . It ’ s an opportunity to encourage home buyers to think differently about the energy savings from well-insulated walls and highperformance windows .” Hartman highlights this focus also extends
AUGUST 2019