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New home construction presents an opportunity to incorporate energy-saving
features right from the start. Across the nation, savvy homeowners
and home builders are demonstrating that energy-smart building choices
can help homeowners save on energy bills and, at the same time,
give homebuilders a competitive advantage. Energy-smart building
choices:
- Improve energy performance
- Lower energy bills
- Reduce construction costs and waste
- Reduce callback and warranty problems
DOE's Building America
Program combines the knowledge and resources of industry leaders
with DOE technical capabilities to provide energy solutions for
production housing. Building America teams use a systems engineering
approach to home building to produce homes that use 30% to 70% less
energy, with little or no impact on the cost of construction. This
systems approach not only saves energy, it also improves builder
productivity and helps reduce construction time and waste by as
much as 50%.
ENERGY
STAR Homes are 30% more efficient than
standard homes built to meet national model energy codes. Building
a home with the ENERGY STAR label means lower energy bills, increased
comfort, and improved indoor air quality for homeowners. Home builders
can increase profits and customer satisfaction, and stand out in
the marketplace.
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