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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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