Case Studies

Case study describing building in cold and very cold climates.

Case study describing a DOE 2014 Top Innovation on research leading to use of the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) software to auto-generate a fact-filled Green and Energy Efficiency Addendum intended for real estate appraisers.

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in cold and very cold climates.

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a hot-humid climate.

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a marine climate.

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in a mixed-dry climate.

Case study describing a 2015 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that scored HERS 41 without PV and 4 with PV.

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 the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia that achieved a HERS score of 40 without PV and -10 with 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 69 without PV and -1 with PV.

Case study describing a deep energy retrofit, turning an old school into 12 high-end apartments in Greenfield, MA.

Case study describing the Green Home 3 project, which achieved a 44% whole-house energy savings over the Building America New Construction B10 Benchmark, DOE Zero Energy Ready Home certification, and National Green Building Standard Gold-level certification.