The 2013 Housing Innovation Awards were presented on October 4, 2013, at a breakfast ceremony during the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2013 in Irvine, CA. The awards showcased a number of the Building Technologies Office residential programs under one umbrella event. Learn more about the 2013 winners below.
Systems Builders
- Clifton View Homes [Winner]
- Dwell Development [Winner]
- Weiss Building & Development, LLC [Grand Winner]
Custom Builders
- BPC Green Builders [Winner]
- Caldwell & Johnson Custom Builders & Remodelers [Winner]
- e2 Homes [Winner]
- Ferguson Design & Construction Inc. [Winner]
- Preferred Builders Inc. [Grand Winner]
- StreetScape Development, LLC [Winner]
- Transformations Inc. [Winner]
- Weiss Building & Development, LLC [Winner]
Production Builders
- Garbett Homes [Winner]
- KB Home [Winner]
- New Town Builders [Grand Winner]
- Nexus EnergyHomes [Winner]
- Palo Duro Homes Inc. [Winner]
- Transformations Inc. [Winner]
Affordable Builders
- Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services [Winner]
- Mandalay Homes [Grand Winner]
- Manatee County Habitat for Humanity [Winner]
- TC Legend Homes [Winner]
Building America Top Innovations
Twenty recipients contributed to 10 Building America Top Innovations that are transforming the market.
| Building America 2013 Top Innovations | Award Recipient |
|---|---|
| Advanced Technologies and Practices | |
| 1. Next Generation Advanced Framing | PHI |
| 2. High-Performance Ducts | CARB |
| 3. High-Efficiency Furnace Blower | LBNL |
| 4. High-Efficiency Window AC | NREL |
| House-as-a-System Business Case | |
| 5. Zero-Energy Ready Single-Family Homes | BA-PIRC IBACOS PHI CARB BSC ARBI NorthernSTAR |
| Effective Guidance and Tools | |
| 6. Exterior Rigid Insulation Best Practices | VBSC PHI NorthernSTAR |
| 7. Window Replacement, Rehabilitation, & Repair Guide | BSC |
| 8. Quality Management System Guidelines | PHI IBACOS BSC |
| 9. Building America Solution Center | PNNL |
| Infrastructure Development | |
| 10. Standardized Data Sharing System (HPXML) | NREL |
Thank you to BASF for making the Housing Innovation Awards breakfast possible. Also, thanks to DuPont for supporting the DOE Challenge Home Builder Awards and MASCO for supporting the Building America Top Innovation Awards.