Budget Breakdown: An Architect Couple Build a Net-Zero Home and Studio for $250 Per Square Foot

eMZed Architecture construct a sustainable, durable, high-performance residence and office in Portland, Oregon, for $950,000—an impressive feat given the challenges.
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Keyan Mizani and Alexia Zerbinis, the husband-and-wife architects behind eMZed Architecture, have grown accustomed to passers-by pausing on the sidewalk outside their home and studio in Portland, Oregon.

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Brian Libby
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Brian Libby is a Portland-based architecture writer who has contributed to Dwell since 2004. He has also written for The New York Times, Architect, CityLab, Salon, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Oregonian, among others.

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