Affordable Net Zero Homes | Design Firm based in Portland, Maine BrightBuilt Home is an architecture firm, started by the award-winning team at Kaplan Thompson Architects, which delivers a high-performance, low-energy, and high-design line of homes at an affordable price. In an effort to reach a demographic that might not otherwise have access to net-zero level performance in a new home, BrightBuilt Home employs various design, material, and construction strategies to reduce costs and construction times. BrightBuilt Home offers a range of possibilities, from high-performance standard base models to fully-customized net-zero designs. Compared to today's equivalently sized new homes, a BrightBuilt Home can cost up to 30% less to build, consume half the energy, and be built fast.