Situated in the Issaquah Highlands just east of Seattle, zHome is envisioned as a ten unit, net zero energy and net zero carbon town home community. The 0.4-acre site is part of a larger parcel located at the entrance to the Highlands neighborhood. The larger parcel was planned as a combined project including the zHome site along with a mixed-use project that is being constructed by the YWCA.
An ambitious set of project benchmarks were established that included energy goals as well as water, material, site use, unit size limitations and target sale price goals. A Technical Advisory Committee was formed by the City of Issaquah, a partner in the project, that would assist the owner and the design team during the design process.
