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The Capri

    • LifeStyle Homes built this 2,104-square-foot home in Melbourne, Florida, to the performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
    • With energy-efficient construction and a 6.8-kW solar photovoltaic electric generation system, this house is expected to produce as much electricity as the home uses in a year, plus enough to help power an electric car.
    • Even without the photovoltaic panels, the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home should reduce energy bills by more than $900 compared to a home built to code. With the PV added, homeowners can expect to see energy costs savings of more than $2,200 a year.
    • The home uses low- and no-VOC wood products, primer, paint, cabinets, and flooring that limit the release of air contaminants.
    • ENERGY STAR exhaust fans over the range and in bathrooms pull contaminants and moisture out of the building and help the home to meet the ventilation requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor airPLUS program.
    • The home qualifies for the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program, the EPA's Indoor airPLUS program, and ENERGY STAR Certified Homes Version 3.1, and achieves the insulation requirements of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code.
    • The refrigerator and dishwasher are certified as high-efficiency ENERGY STAR appliances.
    • This heat pump water heater is two to three times more energy efficient than conventional electric resistance water heaters.
    • A high-efficiency heat pump heats and cools the home.
    • The solar-photovoltaic electric generation system helps to charge this electric car.

      The Capri

      Project Address

      Melbourne, FL

      Conditioned Square Footage
      2,104 sqft
      Number of Bedrooms
      4 Beds
      Number of Bathrooms
      3.0 Baths
      Number of Floors Above Grade
      1 Floor Above Grade
      Home Type
      Custom
      Climate Zone Temperature
      Hot
      Climate Zone Humidity
      Humid

      With PV

      HERS Index with PV
      -8HERS (PV)
      Average Monthly Energy Bill PV
      $-14Average Monthly Energy Bill (PV)
      Annual Energy Cost Savings with PV
      $2,200Annual Energy Cost Savings (PV)
      30 Year Savings with PV
      $116,00030 Year Savings (PV)

      LifeStyle Homes, Inc.

      ZERO

      HIA Year
      HIA Status
      Winner
      HIA Category
      Housing Innovation Award

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      Key Features

      Key Features
      All-electric home Heat pump water heater Photovoltaics Unvented insulated attic ACH 50 < 2.5 or CFM50/SF of enclosure ≤ 0.25

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      Home owner (or occupant) Testimony
      We look forward to a very low electric bill in our future. Our next car will be an electric hybrid that we can charge with our house. On the first day our solar was turned on, we made more energy than we used. What could be better than that?!
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