The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winners of its 2017 Housing Innovation Awards. This year’s winners comprise 26 homes across five housing categories (Affordable Homes, Multi-Family Homes, Production Homes, Custom Homes [Buyers], and Custom Homes [Spec]) and 24 builders from across the country. The two Multi-Family Homes winners are Revive Properties, in Fort Collins, Colo., and Thrive Home Builders, in Lone Tree, Colo.
Grand Winners for each category are selected by a group of national experts and will be announced at the 2017 Housing Innovation Awards Ceremony, Oct. 11, at the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance’s High Performance Home Summit in Atlanta.
Homes receive this award by meeting the rigorous technical requirements of DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home program. Homes earning this recognition are so energy efficient they can produce as much energy as they use with a small, renewable energy system, such as solar, and offer better-than-usual indoor air quality and long-term durability.
“Housing Innovation Award winners represent the top 1% of builders across the country who successfully demonstrate they can meet the federal government’s most rigorous specifications for high-performance homes,” says Sam Rashkin, chief architect at DOE’s Building Technologies Office. “Zero–energy ready homes are designed to provide a whole new level of homeowner experience, including ultra-low utility bills, ensured comfort, comprehensive water protection, whole-house fresh-air delivery, high-capture filtration, contaminant control, and enhanced durability.”
A complete list of the 2017 Housing Innovation Award winners is provided below along with the location of the winning homes. Visit the DOE’s website to learn more about the awards. Winning homes from previous years can be viewed on the DOE Tour of Zero.
Winners for Innovation in Multi-Family Homes
Revive Properties, Fort Collins, Colo.
Thrive Home Builders, Lone Tree, Colo.
Winners for Innovation in Affordable Homes
Capstone Homes, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, Hickory, N.C.
United Way of Long Island, Huntington Station, N.Y.
Winners for Innovation in Production Homes
Charles Thomas Homes, Omaha, Neb.
Garbett Construction, Sandy, Utah
Health-E Community Enterprise, Richmond, Va.
Mandalay Homes, Prescott, Ariz.
Revive Properties, Fort Collins, Colo.
Thrive Home Builders, Denver, Colo.
Winners for Innovation in Custom Homes (Buyers)
Alliance Green Builders, Ramona, Calif.
BPC Green Builders, Staatsburg, N.Y.
Clifton View Homes, Anacortes, Wash.
Ferrier Custom Homes, Dallas
Garden State Modular, Lavallette, N.J.
High Performance Homes, Gettysburg, Pa.
Imery & Co., Chamblee, Ga.
SD Jessup Construction, Tobaccoville, N.C.
Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Durango, Colo.
Winners for Innovation in Custom Homes (Spec)
Addison Homes, Greenville, S.C.
Amaris Homes, Afton, Minn.
BrightLeaf Homes, Brookfield, Ill.
Charis Homes, Uniontown, Ohio
Greenhill Contracting, Gardiner, N.Y.
Thornhill Custom Homes, Dallas
