All of the minimum building
envelope code requirements (insulation) were exceeded which reduces heating and cooling loads
Not exact matches
First IB provides business reply
envelopes, which are specially formatted to meet postal service
requirements and must therefore be sent through a different ZIP
code.
However, a new home that does not have an energy efficient building
envelope may meet some arbitrary current
code requirement, but will never become a net zero home — unless it later has the additional expense of undergoing a DER.