ASHRAE Technology Award: Residential Energy Efficiency PDF

ASHRAE member Darren Dageforde and his wife Karen took the plunge, and their home recently became the first residential project to earn first place in the 30-year-old ASHRAE Technology Awards program. Among achievements, the Blair, Neb., house uses 95% less energy than a comparable house, and was built for 16% less. The actual cost of cooling the house for the summer of 2012, Nebraska's hottest on record, was $3.72. More remarkable, this was done without a traditional air-based furnace or cooling system.