Pursuing the future of energy efficient home plans since 2015
Making Net Zero EASY
Offering Stock Net Zero Home plans
that make Net Zero
FAST, EASY and COST EFFECTIVE
Pursuing the future of energy efficient home plans since 2015
Offering Stock Net Zero Home plans
that make Net Zero
FAST, EASY and COST EFFECTIVE
BTF is a small Architectural & Mechanical HVAC design firm specializing in space, energy, and resource-efficient homes.
We work with residential contractors, builders, developers, and landowners.
We offer custom design services and innovative stock home plans designed with contractor's ease & net-zero performance in mind.
Our custom services include Manual J energy modeling, HVAC design and equipment sizing, ventilation air sizing tools, septic system design, HERS rating services, and our industry-leading stock net-zero home plans—first of their kind!
You can find BTF homes built nationwide, ranging from Maine to California, bringing energy efficiency to the forefront while keeping construction simple and affordable, so you can build better, faster.
Explore our site, reach out with any questions, and welcome home.
→ Designed for Contractors: Easy to build
→ Same cost to build: Comparable $/SF as typical construction
→ Architecture, HVAC, Energy Analysis & Solar PV within one drawing package
→ Ready for construction, on nearly any site in 35 States
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Not Ready to build net zero?
BTF Homes are available as architectural only designs too.
Our homes are simple, small & timeless architectural designs - making BTF homes much more cost effective to build than other spec home designs on the market
Why not future proof your new home by making it Net Zero & fossil fuel free
Make a name for yourself as a Net Zero Contractor today
BTF Net Zero plans are integrated architectural & mechanical drawing packages.
We are the first in the country to offer this pioneering integrated solution.
Providing Architectural, HVAC, Energy Analysis & Solar PV coordinated & within one drawing package. We've done the engineering for you.
Our easy to build designs SAVE you time, money & resources in construction. No longer do you need to hire a mechanical design firm & architect, for months of site specific net zero design.
We design around standard building materials too. From the quotes we've seen, our BTF Net Zero homes cost the same to build as a typical home. Even donation-funded builders choose our net-zero home designs!
BTF plans are designed to make fossil fuel free net zero construction EASY.
BTF plans are easy to read, easy to follow & easy to build from.
Our plans are preferred by both contractors experienced with net zero construction, as well as those new to Net Zero & green building.
Basic spec home plan set with:
Basic spec home plans set with:
Basic spec home plans set with:
- photo from BTF home under construction-
We are happy to share a new section of our website - now featuring spotlight projects!
Our current spotlight project is a BTF home mid-construction in the mountains of California.
This custom design we intend to add to our stock plan collection in the coming months.
Perhaps we'll call it the Ponderosa Pine?!
Please share your BTF project photos at marketing@bitethefrost.com & use the subject line "Project Spotlight" to be featured next
The home is shelter, stable and warm.
A place to gather in snow & storm,
To relax and play in grass & moss,
In cozy warmth, that bites the frost.
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Celebrating 9 years! Est. 2015
As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Section 45L Tax Credit for Energy Efficient New Homes now provides a $5,000 tax credit for those who build a home participating in the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH)Program.
BTF is an official partner of the DOE ZERH Program.
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