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Rob Hammon to Speak at National Building Museum Event
Appear in: ConSol Press Release - June 2005
ConSol principal to describe how highly energy-efficient home was designed and built to save 70 percent on annual energy bill.
STOCKTON, CA—(June 2005)—Rob Hammon, ConSol principal and lead consultant, will deliver a highly informative lecture on how a home designed with special energy efficiency features was built in five days during record-breaking storms for the hit ABC TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. The event will take place at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 16 at 12:30 pm.
The project, built by Pardee Homes, transformed a 1200 square foot tract house into a custom-built, 4200 square foot, nine bedroom, six bathroom, super energy efficient home, complete with pond, waterfall, and Jacuzzi in the landscaped back yard. The house also sports a 3.0 kW photovoltaic roof-integrated system by GE Energy that converts sunlight into electricity to power the home. The Extreme Makeover home was designed with the help of ConSol to exceed the requirements of the new California Energy Commission Zero Energy New Homes program (ZENH). ZENH requires homes to save 70 percent in annual electricity bills, compared to homes that just meet the California Title-24 requirements, and not draw more than 1kW during peak usage times. This house is the first that exceeds all ZENH requirements
The National Building Museum was created by an act of Congress in 1980. A non-profit organization, it is America’s premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. The Museum’s exhibitions and education programs annually attract more than 400,000 people to the 19th century structure. For more information, visit www.nbm.org.
ConSol, an energy consulting firm, is based in Stockton, California, and works with builders to provide a full range of services to improve quality control of energy-related features in new homes. For more information, please visit www.ConSol.ws or www.ComfortWise.com.
By Michele Demetras
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