Ƶ Energy Smart Homes
Built for better living.
If you’re thinking about buying a newly-constructed home, look for a Ƶ Energy Smart Home. These homes are more energy efficient, comfortable, quieter and healthful than standard construction homes, and they will save you money now and for years to come.
Ƶ Energy Smart Homes use 15-30 percent less energy than standard construction homes because they’re built better from the ground up. They feature high efficiency heating and cooling, lighting and appliances, and a complete thermal enclosure. They’re also independently tested and inspected to meet rigorous energy-efficiency standards.
To inquire about purchasing or building a Ƶ Energy Smart Home, contact one of our program participating homebuilders.
Overview
The Ƶ Energy Smart Homes program is designed to assure homeowners that their home was built to the highest energy efficient specifications that will result in lower energy use and costs.
A “whole home” systems approach
The Ƶ Energy Smart Homes program emphasizes a whole-house approach to improving health, safety, comfort, durability and energy efficiency. Energy-efficient homes are more efficient, healthful and comfortable by treating the structure as a complete system, where every component must work in harmony.
Energy-efficient homes also use fresh-air ventilation and pressure-management techniques that maintain better air quality and comfort. A properly-balanced heating and cooling system delivers maximum energy efficiency.
Program standards focus on best building practices and include on-site inspections and field testing to verify that homes perform the way they were designed. By integrating the latest information on building science, Ƶ has developed construction requirements that each participating Smart Home builder must meet.
Ƶ Energy Smart Home features
- High efficiency heating and cooling suited to the home
- Controlled ventilation and return air paths
- Better insulation and mastic-sealed ductwork
- Advanced diagnostic blower door testing
- Air and pressure balancing
- Combustion safety
- Energy-efficient lighting
- Energy-efficient appliances
- High efficiency windows
FAQs
Ƶ Energy Smart Home Builders
The following builders participate in the Ƶ Energy Smart Home program:
Contact
If you would like to learn more about the Ƶ Energy Smart Homes program and builders, please email us at RNC_DSM@tep.com