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Virginia's Most Energy-Efficient Home

A home with a modest start wins the Most Energy-Efficient Home of the Year award for 2010 over 302 other EarthCraft-certified homes.

In the Wine Country of Northern California, where July and August daytime temperatures are dependably in the 90s and can top 100ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â°F, building a 6,000 ft2 home and not installing air conditioning seems naive. [continue reading]

Prefab Utility Walls Save Up-Front Costs

Author: Deborah Rider Allen

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March 01, 1999

A new product called the Residential Utility Core Wall (ResCore) can save from $500 to more than $2,000 in construction costs for site-built homes. [continue reading]

The High-Performance House--What Does it Take?

Author: John Tooley

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March 01, 1999

Life is full of bumps and holes. But in a well-constructed house, no bumps or holes should interrupt the boundary between conditioned and unconditioned space or the barrier that prevents air movement between the outside and the inside. [continue reading]

Southwest Utility Offers Energy Cost Guarantee

Author: Christina B. Farnsworth

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March 01, 1999

Anticipating the greater demand for customer service under electric utility restructuring, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), on April 1, 1997, launched its Heating, Cooling & Comfort Guarantee (TEP Guarantee) home certification program. [continue reading]

Choosing a Basement Wall System

Author: Deborah Rider Allen

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March 01, 1999

Twenty years ago, standard concrete masonry block and cast-in-place (CIP) concrete basement foundation wall systems were the norm for single-family, low-rise housing. [continue reading]

Building Science Professor Puts Theory into Practice

Author: Allen Zimmerman

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March 01, 1999

On a small lot in Maine, I finally had the opportunity to put into practice the principles and concepts that I have taught for 18 years. [continue reading]

BUILDERS FIND NEW TECHNOLOGIES PAYING OFF

Author: Steven Bodzin

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January 01, 1999

In 1993, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invited building scientists, architects, and engineers to take part in a program, called Building America, that would bring highly efficient, super-comfortable homes into the mainstream market. [continue reading]

IQ+ Report: Irvine Home Builders Get Smarter

Author: John Eash

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November 01, 1998

In April 1997, the city of Irvine, California, launched a voluntary program to improve the energy efficiency of new homes built in this planned Orange County community (see "Improving Ducts in Southern California," HE Nov/Dec '97, p. 11). [continue reading]