What I Got Wrong Building My Net Zero Home. Go to https://surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! I have some regrets. A few years ago, I set out to build my dream net zero energy home. I've been living here for a little over two years now, and so far, I’ve been more than satisfied. I have enough solar and battery storage to balance out all of my annual energy use. A highly efficient geothermal heating and cooling system supplies me with hot water for almost no money. And this is the most comfortable and energy efficient home I've ever lived in. Overall, I absolutely love this house. But even the best laid plans have issues, and mine were no different. If you want to avoid expensive mistakes, learn what actually works in a net zero home, or just see what tech lived up to the hype, there might be some lessons you can learn from the choices I made … and the ones that I didn't make.

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:02 - The Hot Water Situation

03:25 - The Infrastructure I Skipped

06:27 - The ERV Problem

08:40 - Smart Panels

10:19 - The Thermal Envelope Decision

11:46 - Solar Expansion

14:24 - Future-Proofing: Conduit Everywhere