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2019 Monroe Farmhouse

    • Imery Group built this 1,863-square-foot custom home in Monroe, Georgia, to the high performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
    • With the 8.2-kW photovoltaic system on the roof, this home performs better than net zero, achieving a HERS score of -13, which means it produces more power than the home will use so there may be power left over to run an electric car or sell back to the grid.
    • Despite the quaint, old-fashioned looking exterior, this modern farmhouse is all high performance, from its highly efficient building envelope to its high-efficiency equipment inside. The home should save its owners more than $2,000 per year compared to a home built to code.
    • Advanced LED lighting and high-efficiency ENERGY STAR appliances save water and energy.
    • To minimize flood risks, the home has a raised slab foundation consisting of 3-foot-high concrete masonry unit (CMU) stem walls that form a perimeter, which was filled with compacted dirt and topped with 4 inches of stone, over which the builder laid 1 inch of R-10 rigid foam insulation and a 6-mill poly-vapor barrier, then 4 inches of concrete.
    • The walls consist of 2-by-4 studs staggered on a 2-by-6 plate, leaving space to wrap insulation around one edge of each stud; this stops thermal bridging or the passage of heat through the wall studs.
    • Heavy-duty air-sealing tape forms a gasket around every wire or pipe that passes through the exterior walls.
    • A coated exterior sheathing product that is taped at all seams helps provide a continuous draft-blocking air-seal around the home.
    • The 5.5-inch-thick wall cavities were filled with dense-packed cellulose then wrapped in a coated OSB sheathing with an interior layer of R-3 rigid foam to provide an overall insulating value of R-29 to the framed walls.
    • Imery keeps the home warm and dry by filling the walls with cellulose insulation then layering on a coated insulated sheathing, which is topped by a 3/8-inch rigid plastic channeled rain screen product and fiber cement siding.

      2019 Monroe Farmhouse

      Project Address

      Monroe, GA

      Conditioned Square Footage
      1,863 sqft
      Number of Bedrooms
      3 Beds
      Number of Bathrooms
      3.0 Baths
      Number of Floors Above Grade
      1 Floor Above Grade
      Home Type
      Custom
      Climate Zone Temperature
      Mixed
      Climate Zone Humidity
      Humid

      With PV

      HERS Index with PV
      -13HERS (PV)
      Average Monthly Energy Bill PV
      $10Average Monthly Energy Bill (PV)
      Annual Energy Cost Savings with PV
      $2,150Annual Energy Cost Savings (PV)
      30 Year Savings with PV
      $91,60030 Year Savings (PV)

      Imery & Co, LLC

      ZERO

      HIA Year
      HIA Status
      Grand Winner
      HIA Category
      Custom Buyer

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      Key Features

      Key Features
      All-electric home Compact (core) plumbing design Energy / Heat recovery ventilator Heat pump water heater High-performance wall with continuous insulation Photovoltaics Battery storage Triple-pane windows Staggered Stud Walls

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      Testimonials

      Home owner (or occupant) Testimony
      Despite extremely energy-efficient design, there was no compromise on aesthetics and only a reasonable cost premium … constant temperature year-round, no wide temperature swings, just continuous, constant comfort … an exceptionally quiet interior.
      Testimony Citation
      Homeowner

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