Zero Energy Demonstration Home
Building Green Futures
This zero energy demonstration home (produces excess energy) on the School of Applied Technology campus in Wellsville, was built by its students as a National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center, Green Certified at its Gold standard (Certificate #3667).
The home is an open laboratory for the public as well as our students. It will educate the future construction workforce in green building techniques in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources including:
Renewable Energy (Heating, Cooling)
Geothermal
Monitoring the zero-energy green home's 4-well geothermal system. Photovoltaic (solar electric)
Good irradiance level, but the solar PV power output is very low. A look through the webcam shows snow cover still on the solar panels. 
Snow cover is preventing power production from the solar PV system until the snow slides off the panels. Solar thermal
On a day when the outside ambient temperature is 35 degrees, the water in the solar thermal tank is already 110 degrees! Wind turbine
Monitoring screen during Hurricane Sandy. 
Another monitoring screen during Hurricane Sandy. 
Another monitoring screen during Hurricane Sandy.
Whole-house Monitoring & Energy Use Assessment
The home utilizes high-end monitoring of energy production and consumption that is being used by students and faculty to operate the home efficiently. This data is also being used to showcase to the public and high school students how a zero energy home operates.