Case Studies

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

Case study describing new home construction in the hot-humid climate, optimizing thermal enclosure, HVAC, water heating and lighting measures.

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

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

Case study describing how to inspect and air seal around duct boots and chases in order to limit air leakage in a home.

Case study describing a 2014 DOE Building America Top Innovation on development of a standardized testing method for testing the air leakage of HVAC air handlers and furnace cabinets developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Case study describing a construction project in Hilton Head, SC utilizing a whole-house performance approach.

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

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

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

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

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

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 a building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Case study describing one builder's conversion to high-performance building in the hot-humid regions of the Atlantic seaboard.

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

Case study describing a building project in the marine climate.

Case study describing the design and testing of 10 high-performance homes in Farmington, Connecticut.

Case study describing a builder in Georgia that designs energy-efficient homes for a green community, yielding homes with HERS scores as lowas 59 and electric bills as low as $50 a month.

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

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

Case study describing a builder's technology package that achieves energy savings of 50% over standard practice compared to the 2006 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 building project in the hot-humid climate zone.

Case study describing the most cost-effective ways to reduce duct leakage in low-rise housing units.

Case study describing the retrofit of a leaky air handler.