High Performance Homes in the Southwest:
Savings Potential, Cost
Effectiveness and Policy Options
This report evaluates the energy and cost savings potential from constructing
more efficient new homes in five Southwest states, and makes policy
recommendations to achieve greater energy savings in new homes. This report
analyzes the energy savings and net economic benefits of three tiers of home
performance: ENERGY STAR (20-30% savings), Best Practice Homes (30-50% savings)
and Net Zero-Energy Homes (50-60% savings) using the Building Energy
Optimization model (BEopt) developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL). The report makes policy recommendations to achieve greater energy
savings in new homes through programs and incentives offered by utilities,
states and local governments.
The following are links to the executive summary of the study, the complete study, a fact sheet, and SWEEP's press release. All of the following documents are in Adobe Acrobat® format and require the free Acrobat Reader software to view them. To obtain your free copy of Acrobat Reader, click here.
High Performance Homes in the Southwest
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Last Updated: 02/07/2008