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Cross Border Home

Builder Challenge

A T THE RESNET CONFERENCE, in Canada.

the award winners of the 2017
Other 2017 Cross Border Challenge winners are:
RESNET Cross Border Home Builder
■ Net Zero American Builder - Greenhill Contracting of
■
Challenge were announced by Roy
New Platz, NY, with a HERS Index score of -11
Honican, president of the RESNET
■ Lowest HERS score American Custom Builder - Garbacik
■
Board of Directors and John Godden,
President of the Canadian
counterpart, CRESNET. Construction, of Rochester, NY with a HERS score of 22
The RESNET Cross Border Challenge is a
friendly competition between American and
Canadian home builders to determine just
how energy efficient builders can build. “I
challenged Steve Baden a long time ago, and
that’s how the Cross Border Challenge was
created,” says Gooden. “Our building codes in
Canada are aggressive: Our building code is at 52
and Canadian Energy Star is 45. So we are sort
of running out of ways to encourage builders
because of bar is so high already.”
There were nine builder awards presented
for this year’s competition; five were based on
having the lowest HERS score for their specific
category, sponsored by Power-Pipe; two were
special President’s awards based on a fleet of
HERS new home ratings, sponsored by Icynene;
and two were Net Zero awards including PV
Solar applications sponsored by Dow.
The highlights of the awards are the RESNET John Godden of CESNET, Anthony Zanini, CRESNET HERS Rater and Paul Duffy of
President’s Award for the American Production Icynene honor Brookfield Residential, which had the distinction of winning both
Builder with the highest percentage of homes the Canadian and United States Lowest HERS Index score of a production builder.
rated with a HERS score under 54, which went to KB Home, ■ ■ Lowest HERS score Canadian Mid Production Builder
and the CRESNET President’s Award for the Canadian - Highmark Homes of Whitby, Ontario with a HERS Index
Production Builder with the highest percentage of homes Score of 43
rated with a HERS score under 54, which was taken home ■ ■ Lowest HERS score Canadian Custom Builder - Signa-
by Starlane Homes. ture Homes of Kingston, Ontario with a HERS score of 40
Brookfield Residential won an unique distinction in that ■ ■ Net Zero Canadian Builder - Doug Tarry Homes of St.
it received both the Canadian and U.S. Lowest HERS Index Thomas, Ontario with a HERS score of 1
score of a Production Builder. Brookfield was recognized The winner of the Net Zero American Builder, Greenhill
for a HERS Index score of 42 in the U.S. and a score of 34 Contracting, is highlighted on page 18.

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