The 2014 Housing Innovation Awards ceremony was held on September 23, 2014, at EEBA’s Excellence in Building Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The awards recognized 28 industry leaders from the Building Technologies Office DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (formerly DOE Challenge Home) program and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®.
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Leading Builders
The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Leading Builders awards are presented to builders who are changing the way homes are designed and constructed. Zero Energy Ready Homes represent a whole new level of home performance, with rigorous requirements that ensure outstanding levels of energy savings, comfort, health, and durability. Only a select group of the top builders in the country meet the extraordinary levels of excellence and quality specified by Energy Department guidelines. Winners are listed below
Custom Builder Awards
- Amerisips Constructors, LLC, Charleston, SC
- BPC Green Builders, Wilton, CT
- Cobblestone Homes LLC, Saginaw, MI
- CVH Inc., Coupeville, WA
- Imery & Co, LLC, Athens, GA
- John Hubert Associates, LLC, Wyncote, PA
- One Sky Homes, San Jose, CA [Grand Award Winner]
- Promethean Homes, LLC, Steeles Tavern, VA
- Sterling Brook Custom Homes LLC, Double Oak, TX
Production Builder Awards
- AquaZephyr, LLC, Ithaca, NY
- Brookside Development LLC, Woodbridge, CT
- Greenhill Contracting Inc., Esopus, NY
- KB Home, Los Angeles, CA
- M Street Homes, LLC, Houston, TX
- Mandalay Homes, Phoenix, AZ
- New Town Builders, Denver, CO [Grand Award Winner]
Affordable Builder Awards
- Caldwell & Johnson, Inc. Custom Builders & Remodelers, North Kingstown, RI
- Carl Franklin Homes, LLC, Green Extreme Homes CDC, Lewisville, TX
- Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota Inc., Venice, FL
- Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity Inc., New Smyrna Beach, FL
- Southern Homes (Clayton), Double Springs, AL
- TC Legend Homes, LLC, Bellingham, WA [Grand Award Winner]
Most Certified Homes Award
Lifetime Achievement
- Jerry Wade, Artistic Homes, Albuquerque, NM
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Participating Contractors
The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Participating Contractors awards are presented to participating contractors who have demonstrated innovative business practices that mark them as leaders among their peers. They exhibit outstanding professionalism, build strong customer relationships and apply building science solutions to improve homes. Only contractors that take part in rigorous training, apply the whole-house approach, adhere to program requirements, and continuously improve their workmanship through quality assurance measures can engage with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR as participating contractors.
- Green Energy Improvement, Chicago, IL - Customer Relations and Sales & Marketing
- Isaac Home Energy Performance, Rochester, NY - Industry Leadership
- Neil Kelly, Portland, OR - Industry Leadership and Customer Relations
- Quality Insulation Installers, Milwaukee, WI - Industry Leadership and High Energy Savings