Investor · Coatesville, PA · Member since 2015 · 11 posts · 2 votes
We were a builder / developer who has built energy efficient buildings since 1985 with great results. We are now to the stage with the addition of Geothermal (GSHP)s and solar to our building envelope design, ready to tackle a NET ZERO building. We are not attempting to sell anyone anymore. We are going to build and keep our products. This way we will keep our advantage to being more competitive and have residual income long after others are still paying large utility costs, long after cost of building is completed.
We were a builder / developer who has built energy efficient buildings since 1985 with great results. We are now to the stage with the addition of Geothermal (GSHP)s and solar to our building envelope design, ready to tackle a NET ZERO building. We are not attempting to sell anyone anymore. We are going to build and keep our products. This way we will keep our advantage to being more competitive and have residual income long after others are still paying large utility costs, long after cost of building is completed.
I have never been concerned about regular energy costs in rentals as the tenant always pays the bills and everyone simply accepts that costs will continue to rise. Since most renters want to be in already developed areas building is not really a consideration therefor Net zero not a big deal for tenants. At least not to my knowledge. Primarily a specialty market I assume for those environmentally obsessed renters.
It's a interesting concept but not really popular enough to generate higher returns at this time I would think based on higher initial costs to build.
Investor · Coatesville, PA · Member since 2015 · 11 posts · 2 votes
9y
Well as a landlord and investor you could make money like the utility companies by doing initial work/installation and then get paid paid paid and paid on a monthly basis well past paying for your investment. As prices go up we adjust price to stay competitive with a better price while still giving the customer the same or better product with even greater benefit to mankind, the ability to breath etc. Only want forward thinking people and not smart rats who all follow until field is too saturated to make any real money or regulated by laws for the super wealthy.
Developer · Sacramento, CA · Member since 2016 · 464 posts · 143 votes
9y
Net zero is truly the wave of the future. @Dennis Crook you are a forward thinker my friend. I am involved in several net zero projects at the moment and have a desire to save the world by reducing carbon emissions into out air.