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Dow Materials Go Into Low-Energy Home

by Alexander H. Tullo
May 31, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 22

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Credit: Dow Chemical
Credit: Dow Chemical

Bay City, Mich., has a zero-net-energy home thanks in part to materials from Dow Chemical. The house, which Dow built in partnership with Cobblestone Builders and the state of Michigan, incorporates Dow insulation and air-sealing products as well as its Powerhouse solar shingles. Dubbed “Vision Zero,” the home also uses energy-saving technologies such as geothermal heat pumps and a solar water-heating system. The partners estimate that it will save nearly 45,000 lb of CO2 emissions annually.

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