Case Studies

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

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

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

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

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 building project in the mixed-humid climate zone.

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

Case study describing approaches to comprehensive retrofits that are in reach of the ordinary builder.

Case study describing a retrofit project in Maryland.

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 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 high-efficient building project in St. Lucie, FL.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Case study describing combustion safety testing as an important step in upgrading for energy efficiency.

Case study describing the elimination of excessive humidity in the attic of a multi-floor, single-family home that was causing condensation and water damage along the roof and eaves.

Case study describing the retrofit of a leaky air handler.

Case study describing methods to seal crawl spaces in cold climate homes with integrated whole-house ventilation systems.

Case study describing the effectiveness of various ventilation systems at two unoccupied, single-family lab homes at the University of Texas at Tyler.

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

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