MICHAEL LIO, BETTER BUILDER MAGAZINE. Net zero housing is the next challenge making its way through the new home industry. The zeroing of a house’s net energy consumption is not a new challenge. A number of high profile projects have net zero as the main focus.  CMHC’s EQuilibrium houses, for instances, which were completed a number of years ago, were the first net zero houses completed as part of a national program.  More recently, the federally funded ecoEII project will see 25 net zero houses built by five builders in communities across Canada. buildABILITY Corporation is the project manager and lead consultant for this national project awarded to Owens Corning Canada. Read More.