How CABN plans to build the real estate market's most-affordable net-zero homes

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CABN builds net-zero homes that don’t come with astronomical price tags. Their smallest house measures 540 square feet and costs $219,000

Jackson Wyatt has always had a thing for sustainability. His first company manufactured compostable alternatives to single-use plastic. The seven years he spent running it, before its sale in 2021, and the one year he spent stuck inside during the pandemic, helped spark his next big idea: sustainable affordable housing. “Everybody wants to do the environmental thing,” Wyatt says. “But, if it’s too complicated or expensive, they won’t stick with it.

The roof’s 23.5-degree slant keeps the house cool in the summer and is oriented for its solar panels to absorb maximum sunlight year-round to feed the house’s battery bank The homes are customizable—to a point. During the design phase, buyers can select the type and colour of both the exterior cladding and the interior cork flooring

The triple-glazed windows are made in Germany. The south windows have a dark tint to keep the house cool during the summer

 

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