The first of its kind in the Portland senior living marketplace, The Oaks Zero Energy Neighborhood at Rose Villa is a 12-home neighborhood of residences designed to meet their own energy needs through a combination of ultra-energy-efficient design and on-site renewable energy generation
It's becoming increasingly clear that zero net energy homes will be much more prevalent in the not-too-distant future as states look for ways to reduce carbon emissions.
The issue of carbon was front and center at the recent Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, which highlighted several initiatives aimed at carbon reduction
