Energy Value Housing Award Guide: How to Build and Profit with Energy Efficiency in New Home Construction

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15000100· OSTI ID:15000100

Sikora, J L

As concern over the environment grows, builders have the potential to fulfill a market niche by building homes that use fewer resources and have lower environmental impact than conventional construction. Builders can increase their marketability and customer satisfaction and, at the same time, reduce the environmental impact of their homes. However, it takes dedication to build environmentally sound homes along with a solid marketing approach to ensure that customers recognize the added value of energy and resource efficiency. This guide is intended for builders seeking suggestions on how to improve energy and resource efficiency in their new homes. It is a compilation of ideas and concepts for designing, building, and marketing energy- and resource-efficient homes based on the experience of recipients of the national Energy Value Housing Award (EVHA).

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15000100
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-550-28996; AAX-1-30482-01; TRN: US200325%%43
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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