Case Studies

Case study describing a building project in the cold and very-cold climate zones.

Case study describing a building project in the cold climate.

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by BPC Green Builders in Watertown, Connecticut.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 41 without PV and 8 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 38 without PV and 4 with PV.

Case study describing an energy efficient retrofit project in hot-humid climates.

Case study describing a deep energy renovation of a home in Florida.

Case study describing a cost-effectively reducing energy use by over 50% in an existing home.

Case study describing a retrofit project in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Case study describing an energy efficient renovation in the cold climate.

Case study describing a new home construction project in the mixed-humid climate.

Case study describing a new home construction project in the cold climate.

Case study describing a new home construction project in the hot-humid climate.

Case study describing a new building project that partnered with Habitat for Humanity.

Case study describing a new construction project in North Carolina.

Case study describing a new construction project in the mixed-humid climate zone.

Case study describing a builder in Georgia that designs energy-efficient homes for a green community, yielding homes with HERS scores as lowas 59 and electric bills as low as $50 a month.

Case study describing a production builder that achieves HERS scores of 60, compared to 85 for other builders that build new homes to Florida code.

Case study describing how heat pump water heaters can be cost-effective alternatives to traditional electric resistance water heaters.