Case study describing a DOE Building America 2013 Top Innovation community-scale project where solar water heaters generated enough hot water per year to recoup the cost of the system within 4 to 6 years.
Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner in the hot-dry climate that scored HERS 48 without PV and 25 with PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that used 2x6 24-inch on-center walls, with R-17 spray foam in cavities + R-4 continuous rigid foam exterior, an unvented attic with R-25 open-cell foam insulation...
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of -17 with PV and 44 without PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of -92 with PV and batteries and 43 without PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 20 with PV and 47 without PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 49 without PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 25 with PV and 46 without PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 37 with PV and 55 without PV.
Case study poster describing the second phase of Mutual Housing development at Spring Lake. This second phase is building on the success of the first with expanded P.V. systems and improved overall design that enables each unit to have an average monthly energy bill of only $2 and a HERS rating...
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 15 with PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2021 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 34 with PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2023 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS 4.3 with PV or HERS 48.8 without PV.
Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2023 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS 15 with PV or HERS 45 without PV.
Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of -92 with PV and batteries and 43 without PV.
Case study describing the development of one of the first true zero-energy homes built in the United States and the improvements made on it's design for subsequent projects.
Case study describing a 1963 mid-century modern home in Las Vegas that got an energy-efficiency overhaul, improving performance from a HERS score of 123 to 44, or net-zero when the 4.8 kW of photovoltaic panels are added.