Tying into the mission statement of Serenbe, the Experience Center will feature a professional-grade kitchen featuring Bosch appliances, winner of the 2012 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award, where organically grown food from the community will be prepared.
by world-renown chefs for a variety of planned events and educational seminars. In addition, the Bosch solar system installed in the Experience Center will heat the hot water at the kitchen tap.
“Building a new home can be a great experience. But balancing performance, efficiency, and aesthetics can also create a lot of stress with the many choices that have to be made. Our goal is to offer a portfolio of products designed to address these priorities, thus facilitating a simple “peace of mind” solution for sustainable living decisions.,” said Ervin Cash, president and CEO, Bosch Thermotechnology North America. “This powerful portfolio is designed for reliability – meaning precision engineering and design ensuring years of clean, efficient operation for everyday home comfort needs.”
Research and development on the product suite began with a pilot project in Canada in November 2009. A 3,000-square foot home was constructed and equipped with a Bosch system, where a family of six demonstrated the feasibility to live a net zero existence, even during the cold Canadian winter and hot summer months, without compromising comfort. In one year, the homeowners of this home consumed approximately 14,000-kilowatt hours (kWh), while at the same time, the home generated more than 15,000kWh - more electricity than consumed. This project installation was used to fine tune the Bosch system so both retrofit and new home construction could implement the technologies.
“Bosch has been an incredible partner for Serenbe. With the industry’s brightest minds and best products, Bosch is helping us achieve our company’s vision of providing cost-effective, sustainable home solutions to the masses,” Serenbe founder Steve Nygren said. “With the complete suite of Bosch products, we provide a unique one-stop solution-- a critical issue for home builders, installers and consumers. It’s now possible to not only achieve energy efficient performance, but also retain a reasonable entry price point for the U.S. Consumer of approximately $250,000 – which helps diminish a major roadblock for widespread sustainable technology adoption.”
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