Abstract
Transformations, Inc. is a residential development and building company that has partnered with Building Science Corporation to build new construction net-zero energy houses in Massachusetts under the Building America program. There are three communities that will be constructed through this partnership: Devens Sustainable Housing ('Devens'), The Homes at Easthampton Meadow ('Easthampton') andPhase II of the Coppersmith Way Development ('Townsend'). This report intends to cover all of the single-family new construction homes that have been completed to date. The houses built in these developments are net zero energy homes built in a cold climate. They will contribute to finding answers to specific research questions for homes with high R double stud walls and high efficiency ductlessair source heat pump systems ('mini-splits'); allow to explore topics related to the financing of photovoltaic systems and basements vs. slab-on-grade construction; and provide feedback related to the performance of ductless mini-split air source heat pumps.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 92 |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by Building Science Corporation (BSC), Somerville, MassachusettsNREL Publication Number
- NREL/SR-5500-57979
Other Report Number
- DOE/GO-102013-3902
Keywords
- air source heat pumps
- basement
- Building America
- cold climate
- double stud walls
- high-R
- mini-split
- moisture monitoring
- photovoltaic system
- photovoltaics (PV)
- residential
- residential buildings
- slab-on-grade
