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IBACOS researches the design, engineering, and construction of Quality Homes® by studying how the functions of each house system relate to each other, an approach known as systems integration.
Working with builders in the field allows us to recognize current building science issues and focus our research on developing solutions that will enable builders to incorporate Quality Homes® in their current production line.
Through the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, we're able to collaborate with builders and manufacturers and apply our research in pilot homes. See our Building America Research Results or view our selection of case studies on demo homes.
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Integrating higher performance into a builder’s operations is a multi-faceted process. One aspect includes integrating higher performance requirements and activities into the builder’s scopes of work, to enable them to communicate what the trade contractors actually need to do in order to achieve the builder’s overall goal of a high performance house. This report represents a first step in documenting the trade activities needed to achieve the high performance aspects of Building America houses into a scope of work program for builders. |
High Performance Lighting Guide! IBACOS has just developed this lighting guide through its research with Building America. We encourage builders to use these instructions and floor plans to implement attractive, efficient lighting in new construction. |
Trade publications are included among the best ways to disseminate new technology for adoption in the residential construction industry, according to a report published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing. A listing of significant publications pertaining to our Building America research can be found on Building America Research Results. |
IBACOS and Building America are working on an exciting new project with Greenstreet Properties. The home will be showcased in a summer 2005 issue of Southern Living Magazine. |