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Title: Bob Ward Companies
Start Date: July 2006
End Date: December 2007
Builder: Bob Ward Companies
Description: The builder successfully incorporated many high performance features into a standard home design. All of the trade contractors were required to make some changes to their standard practice and achieved a new level of experience through the project. Solar technologies, uncommon in this new-home market, were designed and installed to complement the house model.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • This project focused on overall energy efficiency performance, and utilized the following technologies:
  • Advanced Framing Techniques: Optimum Value Engineering (OVE)
  • Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) Water Supply Piping
  • High Performance Glazing
  • HVAC Equipment and Duct Installation within Conditioned Space
  • Insulation Alternatives: Blown or Foamed Through a Membrane
  • Photovoltaic Systems
  • Precast Concrete Foundation and Wall Panels
  • Solar Water Heaters
  • Tankless Water Heaters
  • Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Strategies
Title: K. Hovnanian Inc.
Start Date: November 1999
End Date: January 2002
Builder: K. Hovnanian
Description: Field Evaluation of these technologies: TradeReady® Steel Floor Joists, Frost Protected Shallow Foundations (FPSF), Decorative Concrete Floor Finish, HVAC Equipment and Duct Installation within Conditioned Space, PEX Plumbing Pipes, Prefabricated Drywall Corners. Final Report (dated January 2002) available as pdf.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Steel Floor Framing
  • Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations (FPSF)
  • Concrete Floor Finishes
  • Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) Water Supply Piping
  • HVAC Equipment and Duct Installation within Conditioned Space
  • Drywall Finishing Accessories
Title: Brighton Construction - Liberty Village
Start Date: June 2005
Estimated Completion Date December 2006
Builder: Brighton Construction
Description: Field Evaluation of these technologies: ENERGY STAR®, Plastic Plumbing Manifolds, Low Flow Fixtures, Pervious Concrete Pavement, Smart Vapor Retarders and Air Admittance Valves (AAVs)
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Plumbing Manifolds
  • Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) Water Supply Piping
  • Low Flow Plumbing Fixtures
  • Advanced Framing Techniques: Optimum Value Engineering (OVE)
  • Smart Vapor Retarders
  • HVAC Equipment and Duct Installation within Conditioned Space