The Department of Energy recently released their 2018 Housing Innovation Award winners. The program recognizes the best in innovation on the path to zero energy ready homes. Winners are selected for each of five categories and one Grand Winner will be announced from each category during the EEBA High Performance Home Summit in San Diego, October 16-18.
You won’t want to miss the Luncheon on Day 1 of the Summit as Sam Rashkin announces the Grand Winners and the Housing Innovation Winners take part in PechaKucha with Alex Glenn. These companies and organizations have designed homes that are independently certified to meet the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home guidelines and hail from all over the U.S. “Every year we see the caliber of winning homes rise. Thrive is honored to be in the company of such great HIA winners,” says Gene Myers, EEBA Board President and CEO of Thrive Home Builders in Denver.
Innovation in Affordable Homes winners received recognition for building homes at an affordable price point and include four nonprofit organizations, and two repeat DOE Housing Innovation Award winners - Thrive Home Builders is a four-time winner and Mandalay Homes has been awarded six times.
- Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, Venice, FL
- Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, Hickory, NC
- Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, Kalamazoo, MI
- United Way of Long Island, Deer Park, NY
- Thrive Home Builders, Denver, CO
- Mandalay Homes, Prescott, AZ
Other winners in each category include:
The Innovation in Custom Homes (SPEC)
- Addison Homes, Greer, SC
- BrightLeaf Homes, Hinsdale, IL
- C & B Custom Homes, Cottonwood, AZ
- Dwell Development, Seattle, WA
- Leading Force, Yakima, WA
- Meritage Homes, Orlando, FL
- Tim O’Brien Homes, Pewaukee, WI
Innovation in Custom Homes (Buyer)
- High Performance Homes, Gettysburg, PA
- TC Legend Homes, Bellingham, WA
- Imery Group, Athens, GA
- Ferrier Custom Homes, Fort Worth, TX
- Bellingham Bay Builders, Bellingham, WA
Innovation in Multifamily Homes
- Health-E Community Enterprises of Virginia, Williamsburg, VA
- Garbett Construction, Salt Lake City, UT
- Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction, Fort Collins, CO
- Off The Grid Design, San Rafael, CA
Production
- Revive Properties and Philgreen Construction, Fort Collins, CO
- Thrive Home Builders, Denver, CO
- Mandalay Homes, Prescott, AZ
- Garbett Construction, Salt Lake City, UT
- Insight Homes, Bridgeville, DE
Previous winners can be found on the DOE’s Tour of Zero page. And don’t forget to register for the High Performance Home Summit soon! Discounted pricing ends August 31.