Education. Consumer education about ecoliving and trade education about greenbuilding and sustainability practices in the office are an offshoot of what we do.
Building. NEOHaus combines the best of modern building science--the Passive House technologies--with highly scrutinized sustainable building materials and techniques.
If you are looking for energy-efficient and greenbuilt custom home and xeroscape and raingarden landscape designs, information on sustainable residential developments and office environments, existing NEOhaus homes and models for sale, and how to get the word out on your sustainability products, services or efforts– you are in the right place!
This "state of the art" building science is combined with site-harvested materials, rainwater harvesting, greywater irrigation, extensive outdoor living spaces, a lush edible landscape, small scale animal husbandry, and wildlife habitat to make sustainable homesteads a possibility even in densely populated urban neighborhoods.
Net Zero Passive. Our consultants are certified "Passive"--first introduced in Germany and constructed with a set of performance standards that create a 90% reduction in energy usage over standard residential construction.
Community. NEOHaus recognizes that green building projects must work in tandem with the needs and wants of the residential community where it's situated. Its success depends upon educating and raising awareness of all involved in the homebuilding process, including homebuyers and renters, realtors, financial institutions, community organizations, municipalities, business community and landscapers.
Ecovillage. Our prototype project is an urban ecovillage. Members of the NEOhaus team are involved in everything from consultation and design to construction and development to education through marketing communications, publishing, lectures, videos and workshops.
What's in a Name? "NEO" stands for Northeast Ohio where we are located. And it also means "new"--a new way of thinking, a new way of building! "Haus" is the German spelling for "house" which serves to align ourselves with the German "Passive House" building techniques of our ecovillage structures. And, don't forget, the "Bauhaus" movement of the 1920s and '30s, also from Germany, introduced a radical futuristic spin on traditional building among other cultural areas of the time,--just like we're doing here in Northeast Ohio!
Bricks & Mortar. We're the foundation for sustainability projects in the Akron area. We're the mortar holding together the bricks forming the foundation for sustainability in the Akron area.