DOE HQ F 413.9 Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study

DOE HQ F 413.9
(03/2015)

OMB Control #: 1910-NEW
Exp. Date: XX/XX/XXXX

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study Form
Builder:
Company Phone:
URL:
Builder Contact:
Rater:
FEATURED HOME/DEVELOPMENT:
Project Data:
 Name of project (if applicable): ________________________
 Location:
 Layout: ___ bedrooms, __ baths, ___ floors
 Conditioned Space: ___ ft2
 Completion:
 Cimate Zone:
 Category:
Performance Data:
 HERS Index without solar PV: __
 HERS Index with solar PV: __
Modeled Cost Data:
 Builders added cost over standard to code construction (specify 2006 IECC or 2009 IECC) $
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 Projected total annual energy cost savings
(compared to a similar house built to the 2006 IECC): with solar PV $ ______, without solar
PV $_________
 Projected annual utility costs: without solar PV $ _______, with solar PV $ ________
 Annual PV production revenue: $ ______
 Annual energy savings (in MBtus or therms or kWHs):
without solar PV: Electric: ______ kWh;
with solar PV: ________
KEY FEATURES
 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Compliance Path:
 Walls: wall construction type? Any advanced framing details? Insulation type? Amount, Rvalue? What kind of house wrap? What kind of drainage plane? What kind of siding?
 Roof: type? Cool roof?
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Attic: insulation type? Where located? Amount? R value?

Foundation: What kind of foundation? Crawl? Slab? Basement? insulation type and R
value, where located?

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Windows: ___-pane, argon-filled?, fiberglass-framed?, Low-e windows with U-__ and __
SHGC.
Air Sealing: __ ACH 50
Ventilation: heat recovery ventilator? (with independent duct system?) with MERV __?
filter, ASHRAE 62.2? timered exhaust fans?
HVAC: __ AFUE Furnace, __ SEER Air Conditioning (ducts? Where? In cond space? Insulated
to?)
Hot water: __
Lighting: ___% LED?, __% CFL?. (Any motion sensors?) ENERGY STAR ceiling fans?
Appliances: ENERGY STAR appliances (dishwasher? Clothes washer? Frig?_)
Solar: __ kW PV, ____ water heating system? Solar ready?
Water Conservation Features:
EPA WaterSense fixtures: all or which ones?
eMonitor management system: ?
Other: (green practices)
Electric car charging station: ___ (have one?)
Other Features?

DOE Zero Energy Ready HOME CERTIFIED:
Home Certifications/Awards:
 DOE Zero Energy Ready Home
 ENERGY STAR Version 3
 Other?
Other: (management, training)
Marketing/Consumer Education: sales data comparisons to standard construction? Tours?
Articles? Homeowners manual?
Please provide 5 or more high-res (.5 to 2 mb) photos of the home, including some nice finished home
photos both interior and exterior and some of the home under construction, especially showing any
unique energy–efficiency features, with at least one good finished front exterior shot.
Please provide a floor plan.
Is there a homeowner in the house?
Would they be willing to provide a testimonial, a paragraph or so answering questions like
Why they like their house? What benefits do they see to owning a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home?
Would they recommend a DOE Zero Energy Ready Home to other homebuyers?

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