EAST LANSING - A net zero energy home presentation was given in East Lansing at Michigan Energy Options on Thursday, April 21.

Wayne Appleyard of Sunstructures Architects gave an overview of how to design and build a home that produces as much energy as it uses.

Appleyard has over 30 years of experience designing energy efficient and sustainable homes and buildings.

The presentation touched on energy flow in normal homes compared to net zero energy homes and how to achieve a net zero energy home which includes reducing heating and cooling load, air infiltration, wall and roof thermal bridging, lighting and appliance loads, and adding solar thermal and photovoltaic panels to generate energy.

Information on how to build a sustainable and energy efficient home can be found on Sunstructures Architects' website, sunstructuresarchitects.com.