Environmental Benefits
• Energy savings of 60 to 80% over the average Midwestern house.
• Carbon emissions savings of 6 to 15 tons per year, depending on building size and energy sources
• Building and living sustainably through careful use of natural resources and selection of paints, furnishings, paving, roofing and other building materials

Comfort and Health Benefits
• Much higher thermal comfort year round – you need to feel it to believe it!
• Quieter, due to super-insulated envelope
• Improved indoor air quality, with a constant fresh air supply that lowers pollutants

Cost Benefits
• Lower heating and energy costs year-after-year, with an ongoing safeguard against the volatility of energy prices and changes in climate
• Lower life-cycle cost of the building

Long-term Benefits
• More robust building with fewer systems to maintain
• Disaster proof: pipes will not freeze, nor will the occupants during a power outage
• Higher quality building will last longer due to less condensation, decay and wear