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BSC Article Mixed-Humid Climate: Suwanee River Administration Building
Ultra low energy (ULE) buildings are closely related to the more widely known zero energy buildings. ULE's are energy self-sufficient, solar-powered structures. This case study is for the Suwanee River Administration Building in Clinch County, Georgia.
BSC Article Cold Climate: EcoVillage Cleveland
EcoVillage Cleveland includes 20 state-of-the-art energy and resource efficient town homes that are also durable, sustainable and affordable.
BSC File Mixed-Humid Climate: The Anderson/Sargent Dallas Show House
A presentation discussing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Zero Energy Home in Dallas, Texas.
BSC File Cold Climate: Cleveland Prototype Housing
The Cleveland Prototype Housing designs demonstrate sustainable building practices by integrating a number of strategies into one very sensible design solution.
BSC File Cold Climate: Prairie Crossing Four Square
 
BSC File Hot-Dry Climate: Copper Moon
The case study also includes an energy analysis for more information about energy savings in this development.
BSC File Mixed-Humid Climate: Fairburn
Fairburn is the first energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, community in metro Atlanta. An energy analysis is also included for more information about energy savings.
BSC File Cold Climate: Prairie Crossing Community
Prairie Crossing became the first community-scale Building America project in the country in 1996. An energy analysis is included for information about energy savings.
BSC File Cold Climate: Cleveland Infill Prototype House
The optimum approach for healthy, safe, comfortable, energy efficient homes is to construct a tight building envelope and provide mechanical ventilation.
BSC File Hot-Humid Climate: Project Home Again Phase I
Project Home Again is a not-for-profit organization that is overseeing the construction of 20 affordable and energy efficient single family detached residences in Gentilly, New Orleans.
BSC Article Cold Climate: Concord Four Square Retrofit
Homes built prior to 1980 make up 80% of the housing stock in the United States, and are responsible for a majority of the residential energy use in the country. The objective of this project was to show that a 50% reduction in home energy use could be met today in existing housing.
BSC Article Cold Climate: National Grid Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot Program—Clark Residence
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 technical support to projects that commit to achieving significant energy reduction and successfully complete a long application process.
BSC Article Cold Climate: Bedford Farmhouse High Performance Retrofit Prototype
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) has again partnered with Building Science Corporation for the renovation of a mid-19th century farmhouse into affordable housing meeting Building America performance standards.
BSC Article Cold Climate: Habitat for Humanity High R-Value Prototype
The Westford Habitat for Humanity house serves as a prototype for high performance, high R-value homes in cold climates.
BSC Article Marine Climate: Lancaster Live/Work Townhome Prototype
ZETA Communities is a startup company that has recently completed their first prototype, the live-work townhome: an infill project located in a mixed industrial/artist/residential urban neighborhood, within walking distance of a mass transit station.
BSC Article Mixed-Humid Climate: GreenCraft Greenspoint House Prototype
This house demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that GreenCraft has been promoting for years. Key upgrades included an unvented roof with low density spray foam insulation and supplemental dehumidification.
BSC Article Hot-Humid Climate: Green Dream II
The Green Dream 2 is a single-family home built on the site of a hurricane-damaged house that stood for three years before being demolished by the city of New Orleans.
BSC Article Mixed-Humid Climate: Colleyville Eco House Prototype
This house demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that Greencraft currently promotes in all of their products.
BSC Article Hot-Humid Climate: Green Dream I
The “Crescent Green Dream 1” House is an example of best practice energy efficient and environmentally responsible homebuilding that is flood recoverable and affordable.
BSC Article Cold Climate: Concord Cape Prototype
The house is a Cape Cod style design with 5 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, 2 stories plus a finishedbasement. It is built into an existing neighborhood close to public transportation, restaurants, shops and other community resources.
BSC Article Cold Climate: Greenbrier Prototype
The Greenbrier prototype is the model home for a 14 home subdivision in which the builder intends to demonstrate his concept of "attainable sustainable."
BSC Article Mixed-Humid Climate: Baxter Community—High Performance Green Building
David Weekley Homes is actively reducing the energy consumption of their homes through the implementation of their "Green Homes" program, which is intended to promote certain features designed to make homes more economically sustainable over the long term and reduce energy usage and the resulting environmental impact.
BSC Article Hot-Humid Climate: Project Home Again Phase II
Phase II is a continuation of a charitable residential community in New Orleans called Project Home Again. These single family detached homes demonstrate the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that BSC advocates.
BSC Article Very Cold Climate: Burlingame Ranch Phase I
In 2000, the Aspen Area Community Plan called for affordable housing projects based on the goal of housing at least 60% of the city employees within the city limits and the Burlingame Ranch project is one major step towards achieving this goal.
BSC Article Cold Climate: Hamilton Way Community Prototype
Hamilton Way is a ten-lot community designed and constructed to optimize design and increase efficiency through various strategies and weigh them against the energy consumption reduction, cost, and potential value in marketability.
BSC Article Hot-Humid Climate: Eaglesprings and Waterhaven Communities
David Weekley Homes have many developments in the Houston area, however the Eagle Springs and Waterhaven developments are intended to be a test of the technologies and construction techniques required for high performance houses.
BSC Article Hot-Humid Climate: Coastal Habitats
The real value lies in implementing building science principals within a systems engineering approach to high-performance housing.
BSC Article Hot-Humid Climate: ICI Showcase House Prototype
Building Science Corporation collaborated with ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, Florida on a prototype house that demonstrates the energy efficiency and durability upgrades that ICI promotes through its in-house efficiency program.
BSC Article Mixed-Humid Climate: GreenCraft Builders 2009 TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Prototype
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 upgrades that Greencraft has been promoting for years.