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February 28, 2008
Contractor builds zero-energy house
By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
Journal Staff Reporter
Journal Staff Reporter
Image courtesy of J. Craig Thorpe
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The Zero Energy Idea House will include solar panels and a green roof.
SHIREY CONTRACTING has used energy-efficient systems for 20 years. So when it came time for the company's owners, Donna and Riley Shirey, to build their own house, they decided to make it a paradigm of energy efficiency.
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