zHome has influenced a number of other projects. Fire Station 72, built by the City of Issaquah, reduces energy use to about 1/3 of that used by the typical fire station. It shares a number of zHome technologies, including ground source heat pumps, heat recovery ventilation, a high performance thermal envelope, and nearly 80% FSC certified wood. It goes even further than zHome with solar hot water heating tied into the ground source heating, and a 9,000 gallon cistern. Photo courtesy of TCA Architecture-Planning. Photo 6 of 7 in A Zero-Energy Community: Final Post

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zHome has influenced a number of other projects. Fire Station 72, built by the City of Issaquah, reduces energy use to about 1/3 of that used by the typical fire station. It shares a number of zHome technologies, including ground source heat pumps, heat recovery ventilation, a high performance thermal envelope, and nearly 80% FSC certified wood. It goes even further than zHome with solar hot water heating tied into the ground source heating, and a 9,000 gallon cistern. Photo courtesy of TCA Architecture-Planning.