Building America is a private/public partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). It combines the knowledge and resources of industry leaders with the DOE’s technical capabilities. Under the program, systems-engineering research is conducted to develop energy-efficient solutions for new and existing housing that can be implemented by production homebuilders. One program goal is to produce homes on a community scale that use on average 30% to 90% less energy than conventional-built homes. The program also strives to help homebuilders reduce construction time and waste, improve builder productivity, provide new product opportunities for manufacturers and suppliers, and implement innovative energy and material-saving technologies. To date, 5 Building America teams have worked with more than 551 different industry partners to construct 32,976 homes throughout the U.S. Find more information at www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america.

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