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A cool room should have low enough heat gains to be easily cooled by a small single-zone cooling system such as a mini-split or a window air-conditioner as shown here

Publication Date

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00

High Performance Builder Spotlight: William Ryan Homes, Tampa, FL

Author(s)

Gilbride Theresa L

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

September, 2011

Case study describing William Ryan Homes and their achievement of reducing whole house source energy use by 40% and receiving HERS scores of 65 to 70 by utilizing high efficiency heat pumps with engineered duct design.

New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Pine Mountain Builders, Pine Mountain, Georgia

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

January, 2013

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.