Dominion Home Receives NAHB Energy Award

Dominion Building Group of Virginia Beach, Va. received the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) prestigious EnergyValue Housing award for a home featuring insulated concrete form (ICF) walls.

EnergyValue Housing awards recognize builders who integrate energy efficiency into the design, construction and marketing of their homes.  The program is designed to educate the home-building community and the public about successful approaches to energy-efficient construction.  NAHB recognized 23 companies with its gold and silver awards in three categories: hot, moderate and cold climate regions.

Dominion received NAHB's Gold Award for excellence in energy-efficient construction for an innovative home in a moderate climate.  In addition to ICF walls, the award-winning home features a high-efficiency pump, sealed ductwork and a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery.  Raised-heel roof framing allows for R-40 insulation across the entire ceiling.  The wall systems used were Stay-In-Place Insulated Concrete Forms by American Polysteel Forms.

"Buyers of EnergyValue homes have come to recognize the benefits of an energy-efficient home: reduced monthly expenditures for utilities, increased comfort and air quality, increased financing opportunities and higher resale prices," says Liz Bowles, president of the NAHB Research Center.  The Center conducts the award program in partnership with the NAHB Energy Subcommittee, Professional Builder magazine, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Credit: Concrete Products.  May 1998.