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DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Transformations, Custom Home, Devens, Massachusetts

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award winning custom home in Devens MA that scored HERS 34 without PV or HERS -21 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Herriman, UT, that scored HERS 40 without PV, -1 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: New Town Builders, the ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner that scored HERS 38 without PV and -3 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Nexus Energy Homes, Frederick, Maryland

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Frederick MD that scored HERS 43 without PV and HERS 28 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Production House, Transformations, Devens, MA

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winning production home in Devens MA that scored HERS 35 without PV or HERS -37 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Phoenix, AZ that scored HERS 58 without PV and HERS 38 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2013 Housing Innovation Award Winner in Ellenton FL that scored HERS 53 without PV and HERS 23 with PV.

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA

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Case study describing a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home 2014 Housing Innovation Award winner in the marine climate that scored HERS 43 without PV and 13 with PV.

Conventional T-post framing detail

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Ladder framing detail, plan view

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Duct work is uninsulated and not sealed at seams

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Example of an HVAC installer’s balancing report form

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Raised ceiling duct chase installation technique

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Right - Netted blown fiberglass fills ceiling joist cavities.

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Right – Metal is mechanically fastened at junction

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Interior wall post support detail plan view

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Right – Duct register is mastic sealed to framing

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Trunk to duct connections are only mechanically fastened and not sealed

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Seams are being properly sealed with mastic and mesh tape

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Rigid foam protects the exterior of the foundation.

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Rigid foam wraps the exterior of the foundation slab.

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Right – Spray foam fills the cathedral ceilings of the home.

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Extended Plate Wall System Expands Adoption of High-R Envelope Solutions

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Fact sheet describing the Extended Plate Wall (EPW) a system that incorporates a 2-inch layer of foam plastic insulative sheathing within the framing for top and bottom plates, streamlining air sealing, window and door installation, weather resistive barrier application, and cladding attachment for...

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Transformations, Custom Home, Devens, Massachusetts

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Garbett Homes, Herriman, Utah

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: New Town Builders, the ArtiZEN Plan, Denver, CO

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Nexus Energy Homes, Frederick, Maryland

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Production House, Transformations, Devens, MA

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, Arizona

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Ellenton, Florida

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: TC Legend Homes, Cedarwood, Bellingham, WA

Conventional T-post framing detail

Ladder framing detail, plan view

Duct work is uninsulated and not sealed at seams

HVAC duct layout

Example of an HVAC installer’s balancing report form

Raised ceiling duct chase installation technique

Right - Netted blown fiberglass fills ceiling joist cavities.

Right – Metal is mechanically fastened at junction

New Orleans House Profile

Interior wall post support detail plan view

Right – Duct register is mastic sealed to framing

Trunk to duct connections are only mechanically fastened and not sealed

Seams are being properly sealed with mastic and mesh tape

Rigid foam protects the exterior of the foundation.

Rigid foam wraps the exterior of the foundation slab.

Right – Spray foam fills the cathedral ceilings of the home.

Extended Plate Wall System Expands Adoption of High-R Envelope Solutions

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Weiss Building & Development, Custom Home, Downers Grove, Illinois

DOE ZERH HIA 2014 Case Study: Palo Duro Homes, Albuquerque, NM

DOE ZERH HIA 2013 Case Study: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Ithaca, New York

Water intrusion

Pouring the slab