Contemporary steel-frame home with integrated solar panels, heat pump, home battery, ERV ventilation, and EV charging

EMS for high-performance steel homes

Use less energy.
Live with more comfort.

An extension of TerraCore’s panelized cold-formed steel platform: a high-performance enclosure paired with intelligent, all-electric home systems—reducing demand first, then optimizing how the home generates, stores, and uses energy.

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Envelope firstAll-electricSolar-readyResilience-aware

A whole-home strategy

The home is the first energy system.

Solar panels cannot correct a leaky enclosure. A larger heat pump cannot eliminate thermal bridges. Better performance begins by reducing the load the building creates.

TerraCore coordinates structure, enclosure, mechanical systems, on-site energy, and intelligent controls as connected layers—not as equipment added after the home is built.

Reduce demand

High-performance enclosure

Continuous insulation, airtight construction, thermal-bridge control, high-performance windows, and project-specific moisture detailing.

Condition efficiently

Heat pumps + fresh air

Efficient heating, cooling, water heating, and balanced HRV or ERV ventilation sized for the actual modeled load.

Generate + store

Solar, battery + EV

Project-specific photovoltaic generation, lithium iron phosphate storage, and Level 2 charging coordinated with the home.

Manage intelligently

One energy brain

Controls respond to demand, weather, time-of-use rates, battery state, and homeowner priorities.

Passive House principles

Steel needs a deliberate thermal strategy.

Cold-formed steel is precise, non-combustible, and dimensionally stable. It also conducts heat readily. Continuous exterior insulation and thermal-bridge control are therefore essential—not optional upgrades.

Continuous insulationA thermal layer outside the steel framing limits conductive heat flow.

Airtight constructionCoordinated membranes and transitions reduce uncontrolled air leakage.

High-performance openingsWindows, doors, shading, and installation details respond to climate and orientation.

Balanced fresh airHRV or ERV ventilation supplies filtered outdoor air while recovering energy from exhaust air.

TerraCore applies Passive House principles where appropriate. Certification and performance targets are established project by project with the relevant design and verification team.

Illustrative steel wall assembly Final assemblies are climate- and project-specific

Interior finishControlled interior surface

Service zoneProtects the air-control layer

Cold-formed steelPrecision structural framing

Air + water controlContinuous transitions

Continuous insulationWraps the steel structure

Rainscreen + claddingDrainage and exterior finish

InteriorExterior

TerraCore EMS

One home.
One coordinated energy system.

The control layer can coordinate energy production, storage, HVAC, hot water, charging, and essential loads around the homeowner’s priorities. Equipment and control capabilities vary by project.

Solar PVGenerate on site

BatteryStore + back up

Utility gridImport + export

EMSIntelligent
energy controlForecast · prioritize · coordinate

Heat pumpHeat + cool efficiently

HRV / ERVFresh air + recovery

EV chargingCharge at the right time

Solar-first living

Use available solar for the home, heat pump, water heating, battery, or vehicle before importing power where the selected equipment and utility rules allow.

Cost-aware scheduling

Shift flexible loads in response to time-of-use rates, weather forecasts, expected occupancy, and available stored energy.

Resilience mode

During an outage, preserve selected circuits such as refrigeration, lighting, communications, security, and essential comfort loads.

Comfort without waste

Coordinate zones and thermal storage within homeowner-defined comfort limits instead of running every system at full output.

Performance you can feel

Comfort is the outcome. Energy is the evidence.

More even temperatures

Better insulation, airtightness, and glazing reduce drafts and hot or cold interior surfaces.

Continuous filtered air

Balanced ventilation supports indoor air quality without relying on accidental leakage.

Quieter interiors

A robust enclosure and controlled ventilation can reduce exterior noise and equipment cycling.

Visible energy decisions

A clear homeowner interface can show production, consumption, battery state, charging, and operating mode.

Designed for the actual project

No universal equipment package. No borrowed savings claim.

A high-performance home in Maine should not be configured like one in Arizona. TerraCore starts with the house, climate, site, utility, and owner priorities.

Climate + orientationHeating, cooling, humidity, solar exposure, and shading
Modeled building loadEnclosure assumptions, occupancy, ventilation, and hot-water demand
Utility conditionsRates, interconnection, export rules, available service, and outage priorities
Code + equipment pathwayProject-specific engineering, permitting, listing, fire, and installation requirements

System capacity, energy savings, backup duration, and economics require project-specific analysis. Final equipment must meet applicable U.S. listings, codes, utility requirements, and authority-having-jurisdiction approvals.

From structure to daily performance

Build the home and its energy future together.

Bring TerraCore into the conversation early so enclosure, mechanical, electrical, solar, storage, and charging decisions can be coordinated before construction.

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Use less energy.Live with more comfort.