Zero Energy Homes

The "ZEH (Zero Energy Home)" mentioned on this website is a housing concept promoted by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the policy goal of "energy self-sufficiency through improved energy-saving performance and the use of renewable energy, resulting in a home with a net zero energy balance." It is not exactly the same as the general expression "net zero energy balance."

Wald is a “ZEH Builder”.

In the “Strategic Energy Plan (April 2014)”, the government aims for “standard new houses to achieve ZEH by 2020, and the average new house to achieve ZEH by 2030”.

ZEH is an acronym for Net Zero Energy House. It is defined as “a house aiming for a zero annual primary energy consumption balance by significantly improving the thermal insulation performance of the building envelope, achieving substantial energy savings while maintaining indoor environmental quality through the introduction of high-efficiency equipment systems, and introducing renewable energy (such as solar power generation)”. For the time being, Nearly ZEH is also included.

As one project to achieve the above goals, the Net Zero Energy House (ZEH) Support Project (subsidy program) is being implemented to promote its adoption. However, the design and construction for this subsidy program are limited to registered “ZEH Builders”.

“Registered ZEH Builders” are obligated to set targets up to 2020 and report annually. Therefore, Wald, as a registered ZEH builder, also publishes its ZEH dissemination targets and results.

ZEH builder「ZEH28B-00092-C」
ZEH Builder Mark and Registered Number

Our company’s ZEH dissemination targets and results are as follows:

Fiscal YearZEH Dissemination TargetResults
2016 (H28)50% (ZEH 10% + Nearly ZEH 40%)59% (ZEH 42% + Nearly ZEH 17%)
2017 (H29)50% (ZEH 10% + Nearly ZEH 40%)70% (ZEH 40% + Nearly ZEH 30%)
2018 (H30)50% (ZEH 10% + Nearly ZEH 40%)68% (ZEH 23% + Nearly ZEH 45%)
2019 (R1)50% (ZEH 10% + Nearly ZEH 40%)57% (ZEH 12% + Nearly ZEH 45%)
2020 (R2)50% (ZEH 10% + Nearly ZEH 40%)15% (ZEH 15% + Nearly ZEH 0%)
2021 (R3)50% (ZEH 10% + Nearly ZEH 40%)50% (ZEH 25% + Nearly ZEH 25%)
2022 (R4)75%
(ZEH 25% + Nearly ZEH 50%)
100%
(ZEH + ZEH Oriented + ZEH Standard Compliant Housing)
2023 (R5)75%
(ZEH 25% + Nearly ZEH 50%)
100%
(ZEH + ZEH Oriented + ZEH Standard Compliant Housing)
2025 (R7)75% (ZEH 25% + Nearly ZEH 50%)

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Wald Inc. is a Nagano-based construction company (komuten) that builds custom-designed homes using natural materials.