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Stylized Text: Building America Industrialized Housing Project.

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BA-PIRC researchers and Mr. David Rogers, DOE (fifth from right) in front of the Manufactured Housing Lab at the Florida Solar Energy Center.

The Building America Partnership for Improved Residential Construction (BA-PIRC) team, formerly known as the Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership (BAIHP), is a university-based Building America team competitively selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency. BA-PIRC works with partners throughout the United States (see map below) to foster adoption of systems engineering principles leading to enhanced energy efficiency in new and existing housing. For case studies, publications and other project activities, please visit our web site.

 

Official BA-PIRC site at http://www.ba-pirc.org

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BA-PIRC Goals

  • Perform cost shared research to achieve 30% to 50% energy savings in new and existing housing.
  • Address specific improvements in risk reduction, cost reduction, design, construction and remodeling processes required to successfully deliver better building practices to market.
  • Develop quality management tools, technical support, and cost/performance documentation that builders and remodelers require to accelerate the adoption and implementation of highly energy efficient building practices.

 

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