Case Studies

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

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

Case study describing a multi-family town home project constructed for the City of Aspen, Colorado, with assistance from the U.S. DOE Building America research team Building Science Corporation and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Case study describing building in cold and very cold climates.

Case study describing project conducted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) and Building Science Corporation (BSC).

Case study describing a four-square Concord home retrofitted by Building Science Corporation in Massachusetts.

Case study describing a Concord Cape Cod style home designed in August 2008 by architects and engineers at Building Science Corporation, who developed the drawing set and specifications for the high performance custom home in Concord, Massachusetts.

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

Case study describing a new construction project designed to achieve an 87% reduction in source energy use when compared to the 2009 Building America Benchmark.

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 one of three deep energy renovations of occupied affordable homes.

Case study describing a retrofit project in Maryland.

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

Case study describing a deep energy renovation of a home in the marine climate.

Case study describing a multifamily retrofit project in a cold climate.

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

Case study describing a multifamily, affordable housing retrofit project that achieved 44% energy savings using readily available, cost effective measures.

Case study describing an energy efficient retrofit project in hot-humid climates.

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

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

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

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

Case study describing a new home construction project in Florida.

Case study describing the testing of a 30-home, high-performance, energy-efficient, sustainable community.

Case study describing a new townhome construction project designed to achieve a HERS score of 40.

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.

Case study describing a building project in the marine climate.

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 mixed-humid climate zone.

Case study describing a high performance test home incorporating best practices for energy efficiency.

Case study describing a new construction building project of 20 luxury homes in northern New Jersey that were more energy efficient than ENERGY STAR and met the 50% energy savings requirements of the federal tax credit for new homes.

Case study describing two new construction projects in Florida built to be net zero energy homes.

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

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

Case study describing a package of energy- efficiency measures for new manufactured homes in the Pacific Northwest, including triple-pane highly efficient windows.

Case study describing the retrofit of a leaky air handler.

Case study describing whole house building techniques in the hot-dry climate.

Case study describing innovative technologies, construction techniques, products, and design trends in new home construction.