Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study

Beach, R.¹  Jones, A.¹ 

[1] IBACOS, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

关键词: residential;    residential buildings;    building america;    ibacos;    rating;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1250401
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102016-4773
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1250401
Others  :  Other: 7399

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The building industry needs to understand how energy ratings can impact homebuilders. Of interest is how energy efficiency may or may not have a positive impact on homebuilders??? business success. Focusing on Colorado Springs, Colorado, as a case study, the U.S. Department of Energy???s Building America research team IBACOS suggests a win???win between a builder???s investment in energy efficiency and that builder???s ability to sell homes. Although this research did not ultimately determine why a correlation may exist, a builder???s investment in voluntary energy-efficiency programs correlated with that builder???s ability to survive the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009. This report explores the relationship between energy-efficiency ratings and the market performance of several builders in Colorado Springs.