Case study describing a multifamily, affordable housing retrofit project that achieved 44% energy savings using readily available, cost effective measures.
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 David Weekley Homes, and how by working with Building America and the Building Science Corporation, they been able to build tighter more energy efficient homes and pass the benefits along to customers.
Case study describing the development of one of the first true zero-energy homes built in the United States and the improvements made on it's design for subsequent projects.
Case study describing New Tradition Homes and the efficiency of the 94 Production homes they built in the Landover Commons community, which surpass the energy code requirements.
Case study describing the processes behind the building of the homes making up the Callaway Gardens community, as well as the challenges brought out due to it's proximity to nature and homebuyers not valuing energy efficiency until they've experienced it.
Case study describing Pulte Homes and their pursuit of the DOE builders challenge, building more than 780 homes that comply to or exceed the energy standards required.
Case study describing Quadrant Homes, a production home builder, and their implementation of an energy-efficiency package provide allowed home owners to achieve energy savings of 40% Building America benchmark.
Case study describing a 1963 mid-century modern home in Las Vegas that got an energy-efficiency overhaul, improving performance from a HERS score of 123 to 44, or net-zero when the 4.8 kW of photovoltaic panels are added.