The 2,522-square-foot Ultimate Z.E.N. Home will serve as the model for Thrive Home Builders’ new 39-lot Vitality Collection in Denver’s Central Park master planned community. | Photo: Eric Lucero Photography
Here’s the secret to building market-savvy, energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable homes with a net-zero balance at a competitive price point across multiple lots: There is no secret.
The tools are already there, and so are the skills, with off-the-shelf products you get through your normal supply chain installed by your current subs; a wealth of building science and proven best practices; and sales and marketing messages that resonate with an increasingly interested and motivated pool of buyers. The code has been cracked.
Just ask Thrive Home Builders, a midsize production operation in Denver amid a sea of large-volume publics. Thrive has been doing net zero—profitably—since 2014, when the company launched its first Zero Energy Now (Z.E.N.) series of homes at Stapleton (recently renamed Central Park), a massive, 20-year master plan on the city’s old airport site east of downtown.
