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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2008

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

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2009

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

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Centex Corporation, San Ramon, California

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2008

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

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Martha Rose Construction, Inc., Seattle, Washington

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2008

Case study describing a building project in the marine climate.

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Palm Harbor Homes - Bimini II, Plant City, FL

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

May, 2008

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

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Rural Development Inc., Turner Falls, Massachusetts

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2008

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

Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: Tindall Homes, Princeton, New Jersey

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2008

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

Building America Builders Challenge - Pulte Homes and Communities of Del Web, Las Vegas Division

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2008

Case study describing a net-zero building project in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Amaris Homes, Fishers Circle, Vadnais Heights, MN

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Amaris Homes in Vadnais Heights, New Mexico.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: BPC Green Builders, Taft School, Watertown, CT

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

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

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: BrightLeaf Homes, McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, IL

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by BrightLeaf Homes in Brookfield, Illinois.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Carl Franklin Homes, L.C./Green Extreme Homes, CDC, McKinley Project, Garland TX

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Carl Franklin Homes and Green Extreme Homes in Garland, Texas.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Charles Thomas Homes, Anna Model, Omaha, NE

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Charles Thomas Homes in Omaha, Nebraska.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Clifton View Homes, Marine Drive and Port Hadlock, Coupeville and Port Hadlock WA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Clifton View Homes in Port Hadlock, Washington.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Dwell Development, Reclaimed Modern, Seattle, WA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Dwell Development in Seattle, Washington.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Evolutionary Home Builders, The Adaptation Home, Geneva, IL

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Evolutionary Homes Builders in Geneva, Illinois.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Glastonbury Housesmith, Hickory Drive, South Glastonbury, CT

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Glastonbury Housesmith in South Glastonbury, Connecticut.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Greenhill Contracting, Green Acres #20, #26, #28, New Paltz, NY

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Greenhill Contracting in New Paltz, New York.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota, Laurel Gardens #794, Nakomis, FL

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County in Nokomis, Florida.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Hammer and Hand, Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, North Plains, OR

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Hammer and Hand in Portland, Oregon.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Heirloom Design Build, Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Heirloom Design Build in Atlanta, Georgia.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: High Performance Homes, Chamberlain Court #75, Gettysburg, PA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by High Performance Homes in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: KB Home, Double ZeroHouse 3.0, El Dorado Hill, CA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by KB Home in El Dorado Hills, California.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Vision Hill Lot 1, Glendale, AZ

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Mandalay Homes in Glendale, Arizona.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Shenandoah Circle, Durango, CO

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Mantell-Hecathorn Builders in Durango, Colorado.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Mutual Housing California, Mutual Housing at Spring Lake, Woodland, CA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Mutual Housing California in Woodland, California.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: New Town Builders, Town Homes at Perrin's Row, Wheat Ridge, CO

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by New Town Builders in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Via del Cielo, Santa Fe, NM

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Palo Duro Homes in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: Sunroc Builders, Bates Avenue, Lakeland, FL

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by Sunroc Builders in Lakeland, Florida.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Bellingham Power House, Bellingham, WA

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by TC Legend Homes in Bellingham, Washington.

DOE ZERH HIA 2015 Case Study: United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation, Patchogue, NY

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

October, 2015

Case study describing a DOE 2015 Housing Innovation Award-winner built by United Way of Long Island Housing Development Corporation in Patchogue, New York.

DOE ZERH HIA 2017 Case Study: Thrive Home Builders, Courtyard Rows, Lone Tree, CO

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

PNNL,

DOE

Publication Date

September, 2017

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

High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2011

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.

New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Northern Texas Builds Its First Zero Energy Home

Author(s)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE,

NREL

Publication Date

October, 2004

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