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A veterans’ affair. The Beacon House in
Huntington Station, N.Y., is a highly
sustainable home built by veterans for Annual Building Science Report 2019 EFFICIENCY MATTERS
veterans, featuring energy-saving
weatherization, renewably sourced power
and smart appliances.
COURTESY OF UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND
Not a block-buster. In the basement, seams
are taped in the above-grade, heat-blocking COURTESY OF UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND
insulation so that the rigid foam also serves
as an air and water barrier.
homebuilding. “We are very proud of the homes we build, but are
even more proud of the training these vets get so they can enter the
high-performance homebuilding industry as a skilled workforce,”
Wertheim says.
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC), which Wertheim
directs, also operates YouthBuild, Green Job Corps, Weatherization
Boot Camp and Green Construction programs that train dozens
of individuals each year, preparing them for skilled jobs in the
construction industry. Homes like the United Veterans Beacon House
serve as instructional projects for its training programs, as well as
low-cost housing for United Way partner agencies.
The HDC conducts classroom and immersive training in its
,-square-foot E (Energy Eciency Education) SmartBuild
Center, which is co-sponsored by the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The Center
has the region’s only “House of Pressure Lab House,” which gives
students hands-on training in air sealing, insulation, waterproong,
building diagnostics and mechanical systems. The center also
serves as a BPI (Building Performance Institute) training and of -
. Monthly energy costs should average about negative $.
testing center. The home is expected to save $,
in energy costs per year
The student builders helped put together a very high-performing compared to a home built to the local code, which is the already-
home, which achieved a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score rigorous
International Energy Conservation Code.
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