Case Studies

Case study describing Building America's Optimized Solutions for energy efficient home construction in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.

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 2014 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home that scored HERS 42 without PV and -1 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner that scored HERS 37 without PV and -1 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 37 without PV and -13 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 37 without PV and -5 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 46 without PV and 9 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner in the hot-dry climate that scored HERS 48 without PV and 25 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 33 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that used 2x6 24-inch on-center walls, with R-17 spray foam in cavities + R-4 continuous rigid foam exterior, an unvented attic with R-25 open-cell foam insulation...

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of -9 with PV and 36 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of 50 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of 0 with PV and 45 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 44 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of -2 with PV and 44 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 9 with PV and 32 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 36 without PV and -9 with PV. Building America Solution Center is a resource of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 50 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 45 without PV and 0 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 44 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 42 without PV and 0 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 47 without PV and -2 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 32 without PV and 9 with PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of -18 with PV and 39 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 40 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 46 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 13 with PV and 47 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 20 with PV and 47 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 41 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of -5 with PV and 31 without PV.

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 poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of 2 with PV and 37 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of -1 with PV and 50 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of 0 with PV and 35 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid 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 multifamily home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 41 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 14 with PV and 35 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning production home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 52 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of 0 with PV and 41 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 8 wiht PV adn 37 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 35 without PV and 0 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 35 without PV and 14 with PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 16 with PV and 51 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the marine climate that achieved a HERS score of -12 with PV and 44 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 0 with PV and 45 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of 49 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 40 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom-for-buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of -16 with PV and 47 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2019 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 29 with PV and 45 without PV.