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High Performance Homes built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Westminster, MD, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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High Performance Homes built this production home in the cold climate in Gettysburg, PA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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High-performance home construction can help builders sell homes in a competitive market.
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Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura built this affordable home in the marine climate in Ventura, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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IECC Climate Zone 2A: Unvented Attic with Spray Foam at Roof Deck, 2x6 Wall/CMU Wall, Elevated Slab
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IECC Climate Zone 2A: Unvented Attic with Spray Foam at Roof Deck, 2x6 Wall/CMU Wall, Elevated Slab
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Imery & Co. built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Chamblee, GA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Imery Group built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Monroe, GA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Imery Homes built this custom home in the mixed-humid climate in Serenbe, GA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Individual metering or submetering of each unit allows residents to understand and better manage their water use.
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Insight Homes built this production home in the mixed-humid climate in Felton, DE, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Insight Homes built this production home in the mixed-humid climate in Millsboro, DE, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Insight Homes built this production home in the mixed-humid climate in Millsboro, DE, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Insight Homes built this production home in the mixed-humid climate in Millsboro, DE, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services built this affordable home in the cold climate in Ithaca, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Jenkins Builders built this custom spec home in the mixed-humid climate in Nottingham, MD, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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John Hubert Associates' built this custom home in the mixed-humid climate in North Cape May, NJ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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KB Home built this production home in the hot-dry climate in El Dorado Hills, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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KB Homes built this production home in the hot-dry climate in Lancaster, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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KB Homes built this production home in the hot-dry climate in San Marcos, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Key connection points for a continuous load path for earthquake and high wind disaster resistance
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Landscape trees and shrubs to funnel cooling breeze towards a home in hot climate zones.
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Leading Force Contracting Services and Vista Homes built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Selah, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Leading Force Contracting Services built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Selah, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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LifeStyle Homes built custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Downer's Grove, IL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Lifestyle Homes built this custom spec home in the hot-humid climate in Melbourne, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Location of Braced Wall Panels and Braced Wall Lines, Figure R602.10.2.2 in the IRC
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Lopez Community Land Trust built this affordable home in the cold climate in Lopez Island, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Low perimeter to area (P/A) ratio home designs reduce heat transfer and perform better in hot climate zones than high P/A ratio homes.
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M Street Homes built this production home in the hot-humid climate in Houston, TX, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Manatee County Habitat for Humanity built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Bradenton, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Mandalay Communities built this production home in the mixed-humid climate in Prescott Valley, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Mandalay Homes built this affordable home in the hot-dry climate in Phoenix, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Mandalay Homes built this affordable home in the hot-dry climate in Phoenix, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Mandalay Homes built this custom spec home in the marine climate in Sedro Wooley, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the hot-dry climate in Wickenburg, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Glendale, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Pheonix, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Prescott, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Prescott, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Prescott, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Mandalay Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Prescott, AZ, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Mantell-Hecathorn Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Durango, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Mantell-Hecathorn Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Durango, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Mantell-Hecathorn Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Durango, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Mantell-Hecathorn Builders built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Durango, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Mantell-Hecathorn Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in Durango, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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McStain Neighborhoods built this production home in the cold climate in Aurora, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Meritage Homes built this custom spec home in the hot-humid climate in Orlando, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Module Design built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Pittsburgh, PA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Module Design built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Pittsburgh, PA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Mutual Housing built this multifamily home in the hot-dry climate in Sacramento, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Mutual Housing California built this affordable home in the hot-dry climate in Woodland, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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New Charleston, SC home's first level used as parking, storage, and access space
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New Town Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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New Town Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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New Town Builders, now known as Thrive, built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Off the Grid Design built this multifamily home in the marine climate in San Francisco, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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One Sky Homes built this custom home in the marine climate in San Jose, CA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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P3 Builder Group built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Sagaponack, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Palo Duro Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Albuquerque, NM, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes specifications in 2013.
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Palo Duro Homes built this production home in the mixed-dry climate in Albuquerque, NM, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Palo Duro provides every home owner with a manual providing equipment warranties, maintenance tips, certifications, and photos of each wall of the home before drywall installation so home owners can see where wiring and plumbing are located.
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Paul Torcellini built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Eastford, CN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Peppertree Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Waitsfield, VT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Philgreen Construction built this 1,770-ft2 home in Fort Collins, Colorado, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
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Philgreen Construction built this attached home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Philgreen Construction built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity built this affordable home in the cold climate in Northampton, MA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall
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Preferred Builders built this custom home in the cold climate in Old Greenwich CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Pressure manometers are used to determine the level of pressurization and rate of leakage when conducting blower door testing and building diagnostics
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Promethean Homes built this custom home in the mixed-humid climate in Charlottsville, VA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Rater-measured ventilation rate is within 100-120% of HVAC contractor design value (2.11)
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Red Tree Builders built this custom spec home in the mixed-humid climate in Asheville, NC, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Revival Homes built this affordable home in the cold climate in Litchfield, CT, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction built this production home in the cold climate in Fort Collins, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Right - Panelized walls came to site with house wrap and furring strips pre-installed; seams will be overlapped and taped on site.
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Right - This ceiling-mounted mini whole-house fan has built-in insulated covers to reduce heat loss when the fan is not in use
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Right – A simple stacked rectangular design and well-insulated and air-sealed ICF walls provide for an extremely energy-efficient structure.
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Right – Smart equipment for homes may include a tablet or touchpad from which the homeowner can control lighting, HVAC, window shades, security, music, and other home automation features.
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Right – The energy rater used a window to test whole-house air leakage with this blower door testing equipment.
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Right – The existing home on this site was in poor condition and was demolished to make room for a new highly efficient DOE Zero Energy Ready home.
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Right – These modular homes are constructed in a factory and will be trucked to the site for installation on a permanent foundation.
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Right – These modular homes are constructed in a factory that provides easy, ergonomic access to typically hard-to-reach areas of the home including under the floor.
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Right – These three urban-infill cold-climate homes were built on insulated concrete foundations.
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Right – This home was constructed with ICF blocks that extend from the footer to the roof line, providing consistent thermal resistance for the entire walls of the home
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Right – This modular home is constructed in a factory where climate and ergonomic conditions can be carefully controlled.
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S.D. Jessup Construction built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Pilot Mountain, NC, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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S.D. Jessup Construction built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Pinnacle, NC, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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S.D. Jessup Construction built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Tobaccoville, NC, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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S.D. Jessup Construction, Inc. built this custom for buyer home in the mixed-humid climate in Pinnacle, NC, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Sareth Builders built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Lorain, OH, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Sareth Builders built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Lorain, OH, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Shed roofs provide more space for PV panels in this multifamily project near Denver, Colorado.
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Simple Integrity built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Cooperstown, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Edgewater, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Southern Energy Homes built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Russellville, AL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Southern Energy Homes constructed the first DOE Zero Energy Ready certified manufactured home and the DOE collected 15 months of performance data on it, a HUD code home, and an ENERGY STAR home.
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Sterling Brook Homes built this custom home in the hot-humid climate in Double Oak, TX, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Streetscape Development built this custom home in the cold climate in Libertyville, IL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Sunroc Builders built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Lakeland, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Sunroc Builders built this affordable home performance hot-humid climate in Winter Haven, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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Supply-only ventilation with a fresh air intake ducted to the return side of a horizontal air handler unit located in the attic
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Supply-only ventilation with a fresh air intake ducted to the return side of a vertical air handler unit located in the house
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Sustainable 9 Design + Build built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Edina, MN, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Sustainable Nine built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Cooperstown, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Sustainable Nine built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Everson, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Targa Homes built this attached home in the marine climate in Seattle, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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TC Legend Home built this affordable home in the marine climate in Bellingham, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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TC Legend Home built this affordable home in the marine climate in Seattle, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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TC Legend Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Bellevue, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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TC Legend Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Bellingham, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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TC Legend Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Seattle, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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TC Legend Homes built this custom for buyer home in the marine climate in Seattle, WA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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TC Legend Homes built this custom home in the marine climate home in Bellingham WI, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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The 6.8-kW solar photovoltaic panels on this energy-efficient home produce enough electricity to power the home and an electric car.
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The asymmetrical design of this home offers a large uninterrupted south-facing roof plane for solar photovoltaic and solar thermal panels.
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The cripple walls in this home gave way in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, causing the walls to partially collapse.
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The house-as-a-system approach considers how a home’s components and equipment interact with each other to affect building performance
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The pier foundation that lifts this home above flood waters is visible in this photo taken before the skirt walls were added.
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The third-party energy ratings required for certification to programs like the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program and EPA's Energy Star program can provide homeowners with assurance of objective verification of energy efficiency claims.
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The varied roof pitches offer multiple options for solar panel placement regardless of home orientation for these production homes in Colorado.
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The ventilation controller is next to the thermostat and has a manual override button
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These apartments built by Haynes Construction in Meriden, Connecticut, achieved certification to both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program and the Passive House Institute U.S. and were funded as affordable housing.
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These townhomes built by Haynes Construction in Meriden, Connecticut, achieved certification to both the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program and the Passive House Institute U.S. and were funded as affordable housing.
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This 3,600-ft2 home built by Weiss Building & Development, in River Forest, Illinois, is a certified U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home and meets Passive House Institute U.S. requirements.
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This 4,305 ft2 zero energy ready home has almost no electric bills thanks to very high-efficiency construction and a solar electric system.
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This bath exhaust fan ventilation control can be set by the HVAC technician for continuous operation, delayed shut off, or a set amount of minutes each hour
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This builder in central Washington state chose durable low-maintenance exterior finishes like metal roofing, and hydrolyzed lime and metal siding.
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This DOE Zero Energy Ready Certified home in Connecticut combines traditional design details with high-performance energy efficiency to save more than $2,000 per year in energy costs compared to a minimum-code home.
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This DOE Zero Energy Ready certified home in San Marcos, California has a high-performance building envelope and HVAC equipment plus solar electric panels to meet all of the home’s electric needs over the course of the year.
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This highly efficient 1,290-ft2 home by Habitat for Humanity of South Sarasota County, Florida, is built to the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home program and has low utility bills of about $72 per month.
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This HRV, installed in a conditioned attic, provides balanced ventilation to the whole home
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This production home was built to the high-performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home program.
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This Project Home Again home in New Orleans by Green Coast Enterprises, used simplified home plans and value engineering to provide affordable, hurricane- and flood-resistant homes in Louisianna.
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This urban infill micro-community in South Seattle contains 42 attached and detached homes, all certified to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home criteria.
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This whole house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved insulated duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space
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This whole-house fan is suspended from rafters and connected to the intake grille by a curved acoustic duct, greatly reducing vibration and noise in the occupied space
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Thornhill Custom Homes built this custom spec home in the hot-humid climate in Dallas, TX, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Thrive Home Builder built this affordable home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Thrive Home Builders built this multi-family home in the cold climate in Wheat Ridge, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Thrive Home Builders built this multifamily home in the cold climate in Lone Tree, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Thrive Home Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Thrive Home Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Thrive Home Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Thrive Home Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Thrive Home Builders built this production home in the cold climate in Denver, CO, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Tim O'Brien Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in New Berlin, WI, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Tim O'Brien Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Sun Prairie, WI, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Tim O'Brien Homes built this custom home in the cold climate in New Berlin, WI, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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Tim O'Brien Homes built this custom spec home in the cold climate in New Berlin, WI, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Transformations built this production home in the cold climate in Devens, MA, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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United Way built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Deer Park, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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United Way of Long Island built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Coram, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2018.
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United Way of Long Island built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Deer Park, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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United Way of Long Island built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in East Patchogue, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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United Way of Long Island built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Huntington Station, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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United Way of Long Island built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Medford, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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United Way of Long Island built this affordable home in the mixed-humid climate in Port Jefferson Station, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.
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Unity Homes built this custom spec home in the cold climate in Walpole, NH, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2017.
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Uplift forces acting on the roof are met with roof-wall connections that distribute the forces down the walls and into the foundation along the continuous load path.
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Weiss Building & Development built this custom home in the cold climate in South Elgin, IL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Whole house fans draw cool night-time air in through open windows and expel hot house air into the vented attic
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Wrong – Whole house fan installed with holes in surrounding platform that need to be air sealed
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Zero Net Now built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in New Paltz, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2021.
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Zero Net Now built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Wallkill, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2020.