BIA High Performance Building Council member Mark Bostic of Square One Designs shows a few key elements of the Net Zero Home being built by Epic Homes, LLC in Lexington, SC. The sealed crawlspace features an energy recovery ventilation (ERV) system, spray foam walls and a heat pump water heater that works from solar power… Continue reading VIDEO: Under the Net Zero Home

BIA High Performance Building Council member Mark Bostic of Square One Designs talks with Jenny Nettles, owner of Epic Homes, LLC, about their Net Zero Energy home project in Lexington, SC.

This is a brief explanation of how a traditional heat pump works (air to air) and how a Geothermal system works (water to air). See more educational videos on high-performance building topics at our YouTube Page (click here).

Council Member Mark Bostic of Square One Designs gives us a quick intro to what should be the first Net-Zero Energy home in the CHiP Home Program. We’ve got more videos from testing day including an interview with the builder, Jenny Nettles of Epic Homes, LLC, coming soon.

Mark Bostic of Square One Plan Service and 2013 HBA Green Building Council Chairman talks briefly about HERS Ratings… The lower, the better! See more educational videos on high-performance building topics at our YouTube Page (click here).

The location of insulation around a fireplace unit is important, and unfortunately done incorrectly most of the time. Claude St. Hilaire of Home Energy Group explains how it is most commonly done wrong, how it should be done, and why. See more educational videos on high-performance building topics at our YouTube Page (click here).

The High Performance Building Council (HPBC) of the Building Industry Association of Central SC would like to welcome Executive Construction Homes to the Certified High Performance (CHiP) Home Program. The company’s first three CHiP Homes are located in the Northwoods Villas neighborhood of Woodcreek Farms in Northeast Columbia, SC. These homes have also been certified… Continue reading Welcome Executive Construction Homes to the CHiP Home Program!

The High Performance Building Council of the Building Industry Association of Central SC (BIA) recently certified the 5000th home in their locally operated Certified High Performance (CHiP) Home Program. The program began certifying homes in 2012. “We are lucky to have knowledgeable and passionate builders when it comes to building science and high performance homes,”… Continue reading Certified High Performance Home Program Surpasses 5000 Certified Homes

The High Performance Building Council (HPBC) of the Building Industry Association of Central SC would like to welcome Southern Traditional Homes to the Certified High Performance (CHiP) Home Program. In 2018, Joe Jur and Thom Chumney established Southern Traditional Homes, Inc. Utilizing their 50 years of combined experience in Residential Construction they made a commitment… Continue reading Welcome Southern Traditional Homes to the CHiP Home Program!

We are happy to announce that we have reached 4,500 certified homes in the CHiP Home Program! Thank you to the companies that build to the program and for producing certified high-performance homes. The 4,500th home was built by Essex Homes, SE and is located in Columbia’s Elliot Lake community. As of May 2018, the… Continue reading 4,500+ CHiP Homes!!