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Title: Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC)
Start Date: December 2005
Estimated Completion Date June 2009
Builder: Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC)
Description: Built by students, with a focus on green building and PATH Technology items.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Advanced Framing Techniques: Optimum Value Engineering (OVE)
  • Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) Water Supply Piping
  • Fiber-Cement Siding
  • Fly Ash Concrete
  • Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
  • Insulation Alternatives: Sprayed Fiber Insulation
  • Permeable Pavement
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Solar Water Heaters
  • Tubular Skylights
  • Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Strategies
  • Xeriscaping
Title: Davis Construction
Start Date: May 1999
End Date: September 2002
Builder: Bruce Davis, Inc.
Description: Field Evaluation of these technologies: Fiber-Cement Siding, Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Walls, Tankless Water Heater, Tubular Skylights, Mechanical Ventilation. Final Report (September 2002) available as pdf.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
  • Tankless Water Heaters
  • Fiber-Cement Siding
  • Tubular Skylights
  • Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Strategies
Title: Hopke Buildings & Grounds
Start Date: May 2001
End Date: November 2001
Builder: Hopke Buildings and Grounds
Description: "MADE to Last" house design. Field Evaluation of these technologies: Insulating Concrete Form (ICF), Residential Light Gauge Steel Framing Floors, Roof, and Partitions. Final Report (dated November 2001) available as pdf.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
  • Steel Framing
  • Concrete Floor Finishes
Title: Habitat for Humanity - Arundel
Start Date: April 2003
End Date: October 2003
Builder: Arundel Habitat for Humanity
Description: Field Evaluation of these technologies: Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) foundation, Fiber-Cement Siding, Ducts in Conditioned Space, Blower Door and Duct Blaster Tests. Final Report (dated October 2003) available as pdf.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Advanced Framing Techniques: Optimum Value Engineering (OVE)
  • Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
  • Pre-painted Fiber-Cement Siding
Title: Hughes Construction
Start Date: November 2000
End Date: December 2005
Builder: Hughes Construction
Description: Field Evaluation of these technologies: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, Composite Wall Panels (ThermaSteel), Ductwork Within Conditioned Space, ICF Wall Systems, Residential Light Gauge Steel Floors, Tankless Water Heater, Vented and Unvented Crawl Spaces. Interim Report available as pdf.
Technologies Evaluated:
  • Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
  • Expanded Polystyrene and Steel Composite Wall Panels
  • Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)