Case Studies

Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Case study describing a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Case study describing a building project in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.

Case study describing the first certified DOE Zero Energy Ready Home—the “Wilson Residence” in Winter Park, Florida.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Winter Park FL that scored HERS 57 without PV or HERS -7 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Ellenton FL that scored HERS 53 without PV and HERS 23 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner that scored HERS 49 without PV.

Case study describing performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2014Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 51 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 45 without PV and 32 with PV and is the first home in the world to use a tri-generation system to supply electricity, heating, and cooling on site.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 55 without PV and 15 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 49 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 5 with PV and 60 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 51 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the hot-humid climate that used concrete block walls, and a 15 SEER heat pump to achieve a HERS score of -8 with PV and 48 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 48 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 60 without PV and 5 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 51 without.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 48 without PV and -8 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 48 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 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 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 16 with PV and 43 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 54 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2020 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that used 5.5-inch, R-20 open-cell spray foam wall insulation, and a 17.5 SEER ducted mini-split heat pump to achieve a HERS score of 44 without PV.

Case study describing a builder in Texas that met the stringent requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy's Builders Challenge on over 779 homes in 2010.

Case study describing the New American Home project.