NAHB Nations Building News
June 14, 2010
Applications are due June 30 for the 2011 EnergyValue Housing Awards, given each year by the NAHB Research Center, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and NAHB.
EVHA recognizes builders who successfully integrate energy efficiency into all aspects of home building, as exemplified by a specific project. In this year’s competition, remodeled homes will for the first time be eligible for EVHA recognition.
Houses submitted for the EVHA can also be eligible for DOE’s Builders Challenge consideration.
In the past 15 years, builders from 41 states and the District of Columbia have won 245 gold and silver EnergyValue Housing Awards.
2011 EVHA winners will be honored at an awards banquet during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando next January. They will also receive promotional materials and recognition on the NAHB Research Center website and in other industry publications.
Selected winners are also featured on the website of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America and in Nation’s Building News, the 2011 EVHA Winner Magazine and other national publications.
Winners receive EVHA award logos and customized press releases for local promotion and marketing, and some winners are invited to share their success stories at workshops, educational programs or conferences.
Submitted homes must have been completed after Jan. 31, 2008, and before the application is submitted.
Award categories include:
Affordable — A home targeted to customers at or below the local median income, or to first-time home buyers. Non-profit home builders are encouraged to submit applications.
Custom/Demonstration — A home designed and built to the owner’s specifications or as a speculative project that is not intended to be replicated. A demonstration house may accept donations and funds from government and/or the private sector.
Production — A home whose design, construction and marketing practices are for replication in multiple homes. Application information must be submitted for one specific home.
Multifamily — Homes of three stories or less that are built under the International Building Code or its equivalent.
Existing Home — An existing residence that has been significantly retrofitted, remodeled or renovated with a specific focus on energy, such as energy-related upgrades or improvements.
Within each category, winners are chosen from cold, moderate and hot climate regions.
Judges will choose one overall winner from the gold winners who best represents energy value and the goals of the awards program.
For more information or to download an EVHA application, visit the awards website; or e-mail Debra Sagan at the NAHB Research Center, or call her at 800-638-8556 x6210.
