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DOE Annual Building Science Roundup A BETTER WAY



                   INDESTRUCTIBLE                                                                       WNERS  OF  THIS  new

                                                                                                         ,   -square-foot  home  in
                                                                                                        Newburgh, New York, can rest
                                                                                                        easy, knowing that their home
                   ELEGANCE                                                                  O is  resistant  to  hurricanes,
                                                                                             earthquakes, wild­res, tornados, blizzards,
                                                                                             mold and bugs; and their monthly electric
                                                                                             bill will rarely go above $ … a month. All of
                                                                                             this only cost about $ …,……… more than a
                   This home’s disaster-resistant build and green                            home built to just meet code.
                                                                                               Zero  Net  Now—formerly  Greenhill
                                                                                             Contracting—of Esopus, N.Y., built the
                   energy source give it the best of both worlds.                            home  out  of  durable,  highly  efficient,
                                                                                             insulated concrete forms (ICFs). They also
                                                                                             built it to the exacting speci­cations of the





























































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