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Rolling View Drive

    • S.D. Jessup Construction built this 4,215-square-foot custom home in Tobaccoville, North Carolina, to the high performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
    • Even without solar panels, this efficient home achieves a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 41, far below the 80 to 100 HERS score of typical new homes.
    • The sloped lot, stone base, perimeter drain, and vapor retarder help to keep moisture out of the insulated basement.
    • Moisture-resistant fiber cement siding is one of the many durability features built into the home.
    • The rim band connecting the basement walls to the floor joists is spray foamed to provide air-sealing and insulation in this hard-to-seal juncture.
    • The exterior walls are really two 2-by-4 stud walls set 3 inches apart to form a 10-inch-thick wall cavity that is filled with blown-in fiberglass to provide a continuous R-40 blanket of insulation around the home.
    • All of the top plates and any ceiling penetrations were sealed with spray foam and/or caulk before covering the ceiling deck of the vented attic with blown fiberglass.
    • The use of blown-in insulation allows the extra deep wall cavity to be filled in completely with no voids that could create cold spots in the walls.
    • Both the walls and the roof were sheathed with taped, coated OSB, which provides a continuous air and water barrier, while the ½-inch furring strips provide a ventilation gap behind the fiber cement siding.
    • The precast insulated concrete walls of the basement provide a conditioned space for the high-efficiency (18 SEER, 9.5 HSPF) air-source heat pump, with its variable-speed fan, five-stage compressor, and MERV 11 filter.

      Rolling View Drive

      Project Address

      Pilot Mountain, NC

      Conditioned Square Footage
      4,215 sqft
      Number of Bedrooms
      3 Beds
      Number of Bathrooms
      2.0 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
      41HERS (PV)
      Average Monthly Energy Bill PV
      $150Average Monthly Energy Bill (PV)
      Annual Energy Cost Savings with PV
      $600Annual Energy Cost Savings (PV)
      30 Year Savings with PV
      $24,00030 Year Savings (PV)

      S. D. Jessup Construction, Inc

      ZERO

      HIA Year
      HIA Status
      Winner
      HIA Category
      Housing Innovation Award

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      Key Features

      Key Features
      All-electric home Compact (core) plumbing design Energy / Heat recovery ventilator Heat pump water heater High-efficiency variable-speed heat pump Triple-pane windows ACH 50 < 2.5 or CFM50/SF of enclosure ≤ 0.25 Double Walls

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      Home owner (or occupant) Testimony
      Without a map (checklist), we might easily get lost wandering aimlessly in the forest of 'better building.' This program … points you in the right direction and gives you a comprehensive plan for a great home. When I walk away from a ZERH … I know that I have left my clients with a more durable, efficient, comfortable, and healthy home than most anyone has around.
      Testimony Citation
      Shawn Jessup, builder, SD Jessup Construction Inc.

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