LEADING BUILDERS Recognizing leadership in home building
The builder opted for 2x6 16” on center framing filled with 7” of Icynene spray foam and 1” rigid exterior
EPS insulation. The R-30 basement walls are ICF. The builder’s team members show off the net
zero energy homes’ hydronic coils, which are filled with solar-heated water. Low velocity forced air is heated by these coils to heat the house.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUILDERS CHALLENGE
DOE seeks to give every consumer the opportunity to buy a cost-neutral, high performance homes. Homes that qualify for the Builders Challenge must achieve a 70 or less on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale) which is based on the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index (
www.natresnet.org). The E-Scale allows home buyers to understand—at a glance—how the energy performance of a particular home compares with others. To learn more about the Builders Challenge and find tools to help market your homes, visit www.
buildingamerica.gov/challenge.
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