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Representatives from Flynner Homes, NORTHWEST ENERGY STAR and Idaho Power broke ground for the 2010 St. Jude Dream Home house in Boise on Tuesday, Dec. 1. This home, which is being built for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway benefitting St Jude Childrens Research Hospital, is the first Certified Net-Zero Energy house in Idaho.
The home will be built, donated and raffled off as a fundraiser for St. Jude Childrens Hospital, and it will also be among the nations most energy-efficient homes ever built the first Certified Net-Zero Home within Idaho. And for the price of a $100 ticket, one person will own a home equipped with the latest energy-efficiency elements in construction a home that will actually generate as much energy as it uses, delivering on the net zero concept of no overall energy consumption and eliminating utility bills for the future homeowner.
The house is located in the Willowgreens community and is valued at approximately $440,000. Tickets for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway will be available beginning April 1, 2010. Tickets will be available throughout the Treasure Valley area at Zamzows and Pioneer Title Co. locations. For more information regarding the Boise St Jude Net Zero Energy Home please visit http://boisenetzerodreamhome.com/.
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