Case Studies

Case study describing building in cold and very cold climates.

Case study describing a 20-unit community of energy-efficient duplexes in Massachusetts incorporating solar water heating and photovoltaics.

Case study showing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning home that was certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.

Case study describing a whole-house, deep energy retrofit project in the marine climate.

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

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

Case study describing a home builder that has refined its home designs to achieve HERS scores of 49 to 56 on 40 to 70 homes per year.

Case study describing energy efficient new home construction that also incorporated moisture management techniques for durability in the damp Northwest climate.

Case study describing new home construction in the marine climate that achieved 50% savings over the 2004 IECC.

Case study describing a new construction building project of 20 homes that earned HERS scores that represent greater than 50% energy savings in heating and cooling over the 2004 IECC.

Case study describing a Habitat for Humanity zero net energy home in Denver.