Sustainability Construction_Technical Review

TECHNICAL REVIEW #1

Title: Introduction to the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Certification

Total Points: 200

Suggested format: Times New Roman 12 points, single spaced, 1” margin all around, APA style for

references

Plagiarism: All assignments will be checked for plagiarism using SafeAssign. The similarity index should

not be greater than 35% on the report. You should always provide references at the end.

Learning Objective:

Students will:

 Learn about how you can implement the DOE Zero Energy Ready program in a

project

 Articulate the basics of designing and building a home that can get to zero

energy for the welfare of all

 Understand how health and energy efficiency are key in getting to zero

 Know where to get more resources on achieving zero energy ready

 See the benefits of zero energy ready design and the market demand

 Learn to use DOE Energy Saver Pro tool Problem Statement: a) Please click the following link and watch the webinar video and present:

 2-page review of the information/discussion presented in the webinar

 Your thoughts about the zero energy homes in terms of ease of implementation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNV4C12afPI (100 points)

b) Please click the following link to access DOE Energy Saver Pro tool. Start new

assessment by entering your zip code. You can assume any numbers if

needed.

http://hespro.lbl.gov/pro/

TECHNICAL REVIEW #1

 Populate basic information of your house and produce the estimate of energy

cost as shown in the figure below. Include a screenshot of your estimate.

 Summarize your results with the most effective updates as shown in the

estimate.

(100 points)