Integrating energy efficiency for the housing consumer.

Sarasota Magazine, March, 2005 by Clements, Dickson

Last month I introduced you to a new collaborative project between the Home Builders Association of Sarasota County and Vision Homes of Southwest Florida--the first-ever HBA Tech House. This home, which will be open to the public in July in a new 72-site subdivision called Trillium, will feature the latest energy efficient technologies. It will be constructed in compliance with the Florida Green Building Coalition standards that will result in significant long-term energy savings for the homeowner.

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The HBA Tech House reflects a construction trend that has made today's homes 100 percent more energy efficient than those built in the 1970s. According to Building Greener, Building Better: The Quiet Revolution, a booklet published by...

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