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Offering Stock Net Zero Home plans, unlike any other company we've come across 

✓ Net Zero / Net Positive

✓ carbon free / Fossil Fuel Free

✓ carbon free / Fossil Fuel Free

✓ carbon free / Fossil Fuel Free

✓ carbon free / Fossil Fuel Free

✓ carbon free / Fossil Fuel Free

✓ look & feel like normal homes

✓ carbon free / Fossil Fuel Free

✓ look & feel like normal homes

BTF Net Zero Homes are:

→   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  ←


Land owner?

Land owner?

Land owner?

 Thinking of building? 


Why not future proof your new home by making it Net Zero & fossil fuel free

Builder?

Land owner?

Land owner?

 Looking for an edge? 


Make a name for yourself as a Net Zero Contractor today

Developer?

Land owner?

Developer?

Interested in constructing a Net Zero Neighborhood?   


Look no further! 


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Why choose a BTF Home?

With BTF you're not buying just another stock plan.


1. Our plan sets are designed to make building Net Zero Easy. BTF plans are preferred by both for contractors experienced with net zero construction, as well as for those new to Net Zero & green building.


2. Our easy to build designs save you time, money & resources in construction. From the quotes we've seen, our BTF Net Zero homes cost the same to build as a typical home. 


3. BTF Net Zero plans are integrated architectural & mechanical drawing packages, providing Architectural, HVAC, Energy Analysis & Solar PV coordinated & within one drawing package. We are one of the first in the country to be successfully offering this solution.


4. No longer do you need to hire a mechanical design firm & architect, for months of site specific net zero design. We've done the engineering for you, further cutting down the cost to build a Net Zero & fossil fuel free home.

BTF Homes: Designed for today & tomorrow

Net Zero is the future for residential construction 

States and cities around the country are passing Net Zero construction requirements. 


More and more locations requiring that 100% of new homes built by 2030, or sooner, must be Net Zero.


Net Zero Certification

BTF homes are designed to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready National Home Program. Plan sets include required PV solar array and EV charging designs. As well as meet & exceed most local building codes.


Energy Analysis & HVAC designs Provided 

Each plan set provides the needed geographic data, energy modeling analysis, system sizing, preliminary HVAC equipment selections, solar PV system analysis and more to meet the DOE requirements.


Fossil fuel free HVAC 

This is not a DOE Net Zero Energy Ready Program requirement but should be! All of our HVAC designs are fossil fuel free. And carbon free should you choose to skip the optional pellet stove.


Construction on nearly any site in 35 States

BTF plans are designed for construction spanning from North Carolina to Alaska! 

Look & Feel like Normal Homes

Most plans honor historical classics like capes & colonials


Contractors ease  

We designed around common building materials & construction methods. (ie. 2x6 walls, common window U-values, etc.) We also added flexibility for contractors to use materials they prefer as long as they meet our design R-values.


Integrated Stock Net Zero like this is a first: What's the catch

Our only quirk: Our plans have a pre-determined North. 

A set North was required to design the energy analysis, HVAC systems, PV solar array and Net Zero elements. With this in mind we designed our homes to be beautiful from all sides.


Verify our design North works for your site

Design North for each plan can be found on our Net Zero Plan Book. 

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Integrating Architectural & Mechanical Design

 You keep hearing the future of construction is in energy efficiency. 


What you don’t hear is that 

new does not always equal energy efficient. 


We decided to solve a number of the problems seen in other stock home plans by addressing:


 Space, Energy and Resource Efficiency

SPACE

RESOURCE

ENERGY

 INDUSTRY PROBLEM:  

Too few livable home plans under 2,000 S.F.   


BTF SOLUTION:   

With our design process, all BTF homes are under 2,000 SF  and still offer 1-4 bedrooms + today’s modern needs. 

 Such as: 


Home offices, open layouts, mudrooms, master suites, dreamy kitchens, storage space & aging in place features such as: 1st floor bedrooms, laundry areas, walk-in showers!  

ENERGY

RESOURCE

ENERGY

  INDUSTRY PROBLEM:

Lack of actually energy efficient home designs  

 

BTF SOLUTION: 

Energy efficiency begins with the exterior shape & size of a building, followed by the size & location of window & door openings.    


It’s when you combine these design elements, with properly designed HVAC equipment, higher R-values & low energy appliances that you achieve truly energy efficient homes. 

RESOURCE

RESOURCE

RESOURCE

 INDUSTRY PROBLEM: 

Complicated & expensive architectural features

 

BTF SOLUTION: 

Bump-outs, dormers, angles, false gables - are difficult to construct, insulate &build. Costing time, money & material waste in construction.    


Fewer seams & corners also means easier maintenance for home owners. You'll notice we followed many historical design practices to simplify our homes.

learn more - why net zero?

" Each BTF plan honors the simplicity of historical homes, the energy efficiency needs of today, and the small footprint of tomorrow. "

Recent & future appearances in the media

Upcoming Presentation: April 2023

Join us on the E3 Podcast S3 E23: Net Zero Stock Plans

Join us on the E3 Podcast S3 E23: Net Zero Stock Plans

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Join us on the E3 Podcast S3 E23: Net Zero Stock Plans

Join us on the E3 Podcast S3 E23: Net Zero Stock Plans

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Read about us within the Green Energy Times

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A Place Called Home

 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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