Case Studies

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

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

Case study describing a building project in the marine climate.

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

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

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

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

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 hot-humid climate.

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

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

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner that scored HERS 52 without PV and -4 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 30 without PV and 1 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 59 without PV

Case study describing the first DOE Zero Energy Ready Home in Georgia that achieved a HERS score of 40 without PV and -10 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 43 without PV and 0 with PV.

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 a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 57 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner in the hot-humid climate that scored HERS 44 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 0 with PV and 47 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 21 with PV and 43 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning affordable home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 58 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 57 without PV.

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

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of -17 with PV and 44 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate that used 24-inch on-center advanced framed walls, an unvented attic with R-38 blown fiberglass, and 16 SEER ducted mini-split heat pumps to achieve a HERS...

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-humid climate that used R-33, 5.5-inch EPS+steel SIP walls and roof, 6.0-kW PV with battery backup, and solar hot water to achieve a HERS score of 12 with PV and 50...

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 47 without PV and 0 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 43 without PV and 21 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 58 without PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 57 without PV.

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

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 44 without PV and -17 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 41 without PV and 6 with PV.

Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2016 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 50 without PV and 12 with PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 13 with PV and 41 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-dry climate that achieved a HERS score of -92 with PV and batteries and 43 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 52 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 54 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2017 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 44 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom spec home in the mixed-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 32 with PV and 50 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer home in the hot-humid climate that achieved a HERS score of 1 with PV and 52 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 39 without PV.

Case study poster describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2018 Housing Innovation Award winning 5-story multifamily building in the marine climate that achieved very high efficiency.

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 12 with PV and 53 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 -13 with PV and 46 without PV.

Case study describing project and performance data and energy-efficiency measures for a DOE 2019 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 2020 Housing Innovation Award winning custom for buyer homes in the hot-humid climate that used R-17.5 SIP walls, R-31 SIP roof, and triple-pane windows to achieve a HERS score of 2 with PV and 48 without PV.