Herriman energy-efficient home wins design award

Architecture • Home produces only $10 monthly utility bill.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Vivint and Garbett Homes on Wednesday announced the first affordable, climate 5 net-zero "smart home" to achieve a HERS 0 rating. Located in Herriman, this non-custom, self-sufficient, solar-powered home, called The Zero Home, is one of the first production homes in the United State that can generate as much energy as it consumes.

By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune

· January 24, 2014 7:49 am

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2014, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

A new energy-efficient Herriman home built by Garbett Homes was awarded a platinum award from the 2014 Professional Builder Design Awards competition in California. The home was designed by Irvine, Calif.-based KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning.

The three-story, five-bedroom home at 5047 W. Ambermont Drive is the first attainable, or affordable, house in Utah that achieves a U.S. Department of Energy HERS (House Energy Rating System) rating of 0. The house has since been sold for $570,000 and won the Single-Family Production (2,001 to 3,000 square feet) category.

To achieve that rating, the home has double-paned windows, special frames and seals for the windows and doors, four types of insulation, and solar panels to produce electricity. The monthly utility bill for the home is about $10 per month.