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When the owners of this bungalow-style home in Quincy, Massachusetts originally decided on a major expansion, significant energy improvements were not part of their plan. The National Grid Deep… Read More
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BSC collaborated with Greencraft Builders in Prosper, TX on a 2008 prototype house called the Greenspoint House. This house demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that Greencraft… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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The Pontiac, MI house is a 1,260 square foot, one-and-a-half story single-family detached house with three bedrooms, two baths and an 816 square foot basement located in Pontiac, MI (Cold Climate).… Read More
Cold
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In the first part of the text, which describes the Basic Cold Climate House, you will find a step-by-step explanation of how we applied climate-specific design and building science principles. The… Read More
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Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, FL on a 2008 prototype house called the Showcase House. This house demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability… Read More
Hot-Humid
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ZETA Communities is a startup company that has a mission of building energy efficient and/or net zero modular houses at costs competitive with local construction. They recently completed their first… Read More
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This is a first foray into Building America-level performance for the builder, Jim Pepitone and his company, Ark Ventures, LLC. Building Science Corporation (BSC) supported Ark Ventures on the design… Read More
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The owners of this circa 1800 Victorian have been postponing renovation and performance upgrade for years in anticipation of a major change in the household structure. With the likelihood of an aging… Read More
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The owners of this single family home initially set out to remodel the basement into conditioned space and upgrade the heating and water heating systems. Working with a builder oriented toward high… Read More
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Phase II is a continuation of a charitable residential community in New Orleans called Project Home Again. Project Home Again is a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of… Read More
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Project Home Again is a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of 20 affordable and energy efficient single detached residences in Gentilly, New Orleans. The project is… Read More
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The Green Dream 2 is a single-family home built on the site of a hurricane-damaged house that stood for 3 years before being demolished by the city of New Orleans. Staff and students from Portland… Read More
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The Green Dream 1 house is a joint project between Catholic Charities Archdiocese New Orleans’ program Operation Helping Hands (OHH), the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s Louisiana House Project… Read More
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The Cameron Parish Demonstration House is a 1,250 square foot, one story single-family house with three bedrooms and two baths, built on piers and located in New Orleans, LA (Hot-Humid Climate in a… Read More
Hot-Humid
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The current owner purchased this bank-owned and unoccupied home in 2010 with the intention of conducting significant energy performance improvements prior to occupancy. The National Grid Deep Energy… Read More
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This Cape Cod style house was built in 1953. While the owners had made interior improvements and necessary repairs in the 25 years since they purchased the house, they now wanted to do some exterior… Read More
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BSC collaborated with Greencraft Builders in Lewisville, TX on a 2009 prototype house called the TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House. This house demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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Habitat for Humanity North Central Massachusetts received this circa 1900 property as a donation from the Town of Lancaster. The building had been in a state of significant deterioration, yet… Read More
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The Lake Charles, LA house is a 1,255 square foot, one-and-a-half story single-family detached house with three bedrooms, two baths, raised on a pier foundation located in Lake Charles, LA (Hot-Humid… Read More
Hot-Humid
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In the first part of the text, which describes the Basic Hot-Humid Climate House, you will find a step-by-step explanation of how we applied climate-specific design and building science principles.… Read More
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The Juneau, AK house is a 1,190 square foot, one-and-a-half story single-family detached house with three bedrooms, two baths, built on piers located in Juneau, AK (Very Cold Climate). It features a… Read More
Very Cold
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In the first part of the text, which describes the Basic Very Cold Climate House, you will find a step-by-step explanation of how we applied climate-specific design and building science principles.… Read More
Very Cold
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This triple decker, built in 1907, was purchased in 2006 by the current owner who occupies one of the units along with her husband and their toddler. As an initial step towards improving the energy… Read More
Cold
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This project includes two David Weekley Homes developments near Houston, Texas: Eagle Springs and Waterhaven. These two developments are located in Humble and Atascocita, Texas and consist of one- or… Read More
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Primarily as a resort location, Hilton Head Island has a somewhat different residential housing market than other more traditional areas. The market is made up of both year-round occupancy and… Read More
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The Haymount, VA house is a 1,260 square foot, one-and-a-half story single-family detached house with three bedrooms, two baths, and an 816 square foot crawlspace located in Haymount, VA (Mixed-Humid… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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In the first part of the text, which describes the Basic Mixed-Humid Climate House, you will find a step-by-step explanation of how we applied climate-specific design and building science principles… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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The Greensburg, KS house is a 1,350 square foot, one-and-a-half story single-family detached house with three bedrooms, two baths, and an 816 square foot basement located in Greensburg, KS (Mixed-… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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Every home built by Prairie Holdings Corporation has a controlled ventilation system that enhances indoor air quality and comfort by bringing in outside air when needed by the occupants. Typical… Read More
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Take a look at the Prairie Crossing homes—they are "Heartland" homes that anyone would love to live in, reassuringly traditional. Who would think that they also happen to be among the most… Read More
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In 1920, when this house was built on the bank of a coastal cove, it served as a summer cottage complete with a boat dock. Over the years, the house has been remodeled, added to, and converted to a… Read More
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Baxter Village is a residential community located approximately 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. The development is being constructed by the Charlotte division of David Weekley Homes (DWH… Read More
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Hamilton Way is a ten-lot subdivision located just outside of Hartford in Farmington, Connecticut. It is a community designed and constructed through a partnership between Landworks Realty and Nelson… Read More
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Sandstone is a 49-home subdivision located in Ellendale, DE. The project is Colter Construction’s first entry into community-scale development. The homes are intended to be attractive to the first-… Read More
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The Denver, CO house is a two story, four bedroom, one-and-a-half bath single-family house with a conditioned crawlspace designed for Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver located in Denver, CO (Cold… Read More
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It shouldn't be a surprise that energy would be a hit in Texas—but 8,000 people on the first weekend to tour a home that uses less than half that of a standard new home, and makes the rest itself?… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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The design of the Concord Cape began in August of 2008. Architects and engineers at BSC developed the drawing set and specifications for the high performance custom home to be built in Concord,… Read More
Cold
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BSC collaborated with Greencraft Builders, LLC in Colleyville, TX on a 2009 prototype house called the Colleyville House. This house demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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You may have heard of ultra low energy buildings*—energy self-sufficient, solar-powered structures; buildings without utilty bills, or well on their way to that end. But you look at your own utility… Read More
Mixed-Humid
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Typical homes have no way of providing outdoor air in a controlled manner aside from relying on the construction of leaky homes and the whims of the weather (wind and temperature differences). Leaky… Read More
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The Cleveland, OH house is an 1,800 square foot, two-story single-family house with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a loft and a 1,056 square foot basement located in Cleveland, OH (Cold… Read More
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A premise of the Building America program is that high performance homes must be sustainable both environmentally and economically. EcoVillage Cleveland takes this premise to a new level. From… Read More
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The Cleveland Prototype Housing designs will demonstrate sustainable building practices by integrating a number of strategies into one very sensible design solution: using recycled, low-polluting… Read More
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The Carbondale, CO house is an 1,190 square foot, one-and-a-half story single-family house with three bedrooms, two baths, and a 330 square foot crawlspace located in Carbondale, CO (Cold Climate).… Read More
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The owners of this single family Victorian had previously gone through a retrofit in the spring of 2009. The upgrades included adding closed-cell spray foam insulation to the underside of the… Read More
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September 2010 saw the completion of the second project participating in National Grid’s Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) pilot program. This program provides financial incentives and technical support to… Read More
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In June of 2009, National Grid launched a pilot program intended to demonstrate Deep Energy Retrofits (DER) in existing Massachusetts homes. The pilot program provides financial incentives and… Read More
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) has partnered with Building Science Corporation (BSC) on previous new construction projects. This working relationship continued with HfHGL’s renovation… Read More
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Fairburn – the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, community in metro Atlanta. All of the adjectives in this description are important to builder Jay Epstein of Health-E Enterprises. "I used… Read More
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Aspen, Colorado has one of the most expensive real estate markets in the United States. The mountains around Aspen provide beautiful views, skiing, and small-town seclusion, but they also limit the… Read More
Very Cold
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