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U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation E. VonThoma and G. Mosiman NorthernSTAR July 2017 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, subcontractors, or affiliated partners makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States government or any agency thereof. 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Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0062 OSTI http://www.osti.gov Phone: 865.576.8401 Fax: 865.576.5728 Email: [email protected] Available for sale to the public, in paper, from: U.S. Department of Commerce National Technical Information Service 5301 Shawnee Road Alexandria, VA 22312 NTIS http://www.ntis.gov Phone: 800.553.6847 or 703.605.6000 Fax: 703.605.6900 Email: [email protected] U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation Prepared for: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden, CO 80401 NREL Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 Prepared by: E. VonThoma and G. Mosiman NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership University of Minnesota 2400 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 NREL Technical Monitor: Stacey Rothgeb Prepared under Subcontract No. KNDJ-0-403388-00 July 2017 iii The work presented in this report does not represent performance of any product relative to regulated minimum efficiency requirements. The laboratory and/or field sites used for this work are not certified rating test facilities. The conditions and methods under which products were characterized for this work differ from standard rating conditions, as described. Because the methods and conditions differ, the reported results are not comparable to rated product performance and should only be used to estimate performance under the measured conditions. iv Contents List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................... vii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................ viii Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... ix Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... x 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Approach ............................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Volunteer Builders ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Technical Support ............................................................................................................................ 3 2.2.1 Technical Support from the University of Minnesota ........................................................ 3 2.2.2 Technical Support from HERS Raters ................................................................................ 4 2.3 Energy Modeling ............................................................................................................................. 4 3 DOE ZERH Designs .............................................................................................................................. 5 3.1 Amaris Custom Homes: Saint Paul, Minnesota, Model Home Project ........................................... 5 3.1.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................... 5 3.1.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions .. 7 3.1.3 Energy Modeling ................................................................................................................ 8 3.1.4 Initial Energy Use ............................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Amaris Custom Homes: Bloomington, Minnesota, Project ........................................................... 11 3.2.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 11 3.2.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 13 3.2.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 14 3.3 Amaris Custom Homes: Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, Project ..................................................... 15 3.3.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 15 3.3.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 17 3.3.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 18 3.4 Amaris Custom Homes: Apple Valley, Minnesota, Project .......................................................... 19 3.4.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 19 3.4.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 21 3.4.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 22 3.5 Amaris Custom Homes: White Bear Township, Minnesota, Project ............................................. 23 3.5.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 23 3.5.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 25 3.5.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 26 3.6 Amaris Custom Homes: Mound, Minnesota, Project .................................................................... 27 3.6.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 27 3.6.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 28 3.6.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 29 3.7 Amaris Custom Homes: Stillwater, Minnesota, Project ................................................................ 30 3.7.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 30 3.7.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 31 3.7.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 32 3.8 Cobblestone Homes: Midland, Michigan, Project ......................................................................... 33 3.8.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 33 3.8.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 33 3.8.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 35 3.9 Morrissey Builders: Lake Elmo, Minnesota, Project ..................................................................... 36 3.9.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 36 3.9.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and DOE ZERH Solutions 37 3.9.3 Energy Modeling .............................................................................................................. 39 3.10 Urban Homeworks: North Minneapolis, Minnesota, Project ........................................... 40 v This report is available at no cost from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at www.nrel.gov/publications. 3.10.1 Basic Project Information ................................................................................................. 40 3.10.2 Technical Characteristics of Typical Construction Practices and