{"id":3906,"date":"2023-01-26T22:37:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2023-05-30T21:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:54:42","slug":"house-in-a-hollow-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/blog\/house-in-a-hollow-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"House in the Hollow Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This just in and hot off the press – the House in the Hollow Case Study! TC Legend built this net-zero house through the winter of 2020\/ 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The house-in-a-hollow isn\u2019t really in a hollow, it\u2019s on a knoll, above protected wetlands, northeast of Bellingham. The hollow is formed by the trees, which were preserved to shield the house from overheating, and to conserve the flora of the native wetlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring 1950 square feet, this Department-of-Energy certified Net Zero clerestory design has a central kitchen and a 1st<\/sup>\u00a0floor aging-in-place floorplan. Designed for an Alaskan couple whose love of the outdoors demanded a house that fully engaged with the landscape, plenty of daylight is admitted & access to outdoor living is easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Builder TC Legend Homes of Bellingham, Washington, aims for quality and sustainability in every home it constructs and company founder Ted Clifton Jr. has found the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Zero Energy Ready Home program is an ideal way to achieve that goal.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program is a great benchmark not only for ourselves, but for all those looking to build or purchase a home that is eco-friendly. Since the program incorporates ENERGY STAR and Indoor airPLUS, holds high standards for energy efficiency, and is nationwide, it is an easy way to compare homes across the board and that reduces confusion for purchasers,\u201d said Clifton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also great that the DOE program has a very low cost barrier. There are many other certification programs that charge large fees, making it difficult for small builders to participate. Or, the cost of the fees gets passed along in higher home prices, increasing the barrier to purchase for many people,\u201d Clifton added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2015, TC Legend Homes has built all of its homes to the DOE program criteria. The builder typically constructs one spec home and five or six custom homes for buyers each year and currently has nine homes under construction. In 2022, the builder was recognized by DOE for its efforts with a Housing Innovation Grand Award in the category \u201cCustom for Buyer under 2,500 ft2.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Modeled Performance Data of House in the Hollow: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 HERS INDEX: without PV: 33 with PV: -23 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Annual Energy Costs: without PV: $600; with PV: $-280<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Annual Energy Cost Savings: without PV: $1,200; with PV: $2,150 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Annual Energy Savings: without PV: 8,400 kWh; with PV: 20,350 kWh <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Savings in the First 30 Years: without PV: $48,930; with PV: $86,550<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read & download the full case study HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the house build & see the the full gallery of pictures HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This just in and hot off the press – the House in the Hollow Case Study! TC Legend built this net-zero house through the winter of 2020\/ 2021. The house-in-a-hollow isn\u2019t really in a hollow, it\u2019s on a knoll, above protected wetlands, northeast of Bellingham. The hollow is formed by the trees, which were preserved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12,16,27,25,29,112,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3906"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3911,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906\/revisions\/3911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tclegendhomes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}