Gaines Group Architects
Net Zero Home

Carbon Neutral house in Harrisonburg – Update

Click here for previous project updates on this house. Our Carbon Neutral house project in Harrisonburg, just behind EMU, is making great progress. This home, like the net-zero home just up the street, is aiming for producing as much energy as needed. The difference is that this...
Carbon Neutral House

Carbon Neutral – A New Goal For Housing In Harrisonburg

How much are you doing to reverse the impacts on our planet that the operation of buildings do everyday? Buildings account for 39% of all Carbon Dioxide emissions in the United States. This is more than industry and more than transportation. We have tight regulations in both the...

Green Term Defined: Carbon Neutral Building

Green Term Defined: Carbon Neutral Building Carbon Neutral Building is the process of taking into account measuring, reducing, and offsetting carbon energy used by the building.  A typical carbon neutral building integrates passive design, high performance building envelope,...