Tommy Williams Homes

What is Building America?

Building America is an invitation only private/public partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy that conducts research to find energy-efficient solutions for new and existing housing that can be implemented on a production basis. Approximately only 100 builders in the nation are in partnership with Building America; including Tommy Williams Homes.

Benefits for Homeowners

Customers are very satisfied with homes built using Building America strategies because they offer:

• Reduced costs—Building America homes use less energy which translates into large reductions in utility bills
• Improved comfort—Building America homes are constructed to reduce temperature fluctuations and room-to-room variations
• Higher quality—Building America homes utilize strategies and materials that improve the overall structure and operation
• Durability—Building America homes are designed to resist long term degradation caused by weather and age
• Environmental sustainability—Building America homes save energy and reduce pollution.

Research Goals

Building America works with Research Teams made up of key members of the building industry in the production of advanced residential buildings. These teams conduct systems engineering research to develop technologies and strategies that achieve the following goals:

• Produce homes on a community scale that use on average 40% to 100% less source energy
• Integrate onsite power systems leading to zero energy homes, that produce as much energy as they use, by 2020.
• Improve indoor air quality and comfort
• Help home builders reduce construction time and waste
• Implement innovative energy- and material-saving technologies
• Improve builder profitability
• Provide new product opportunities to manufacturers and suppliers
• Dramatically increase the energy efficiency of existing homes.

Successful technology packages are chosen based on overall, whole-house cost and performance assessments, allowing the Building America teams to achieve performance goals with little or no increase in home ownership costs.

Additional information is available at the Building America website. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/about.html