Energy Smart Home Plans (ESHP) is the collection of pre-drawn, high-performance, super-energy-efficient home plans something to cheer about in today's housing market! The 54 homes in the ESHP Collection One book meet and exceed the demand of today's discerning new-home buyers who want amenity-rich, right-sized homes combined with unprecedented energy-efficiency.
Built to specs, Energy Smart Home Plans perform at an average HERS Index of 55, more than double the energy savings of the US Department of Energy, Energy-Star homes. Indeed, several ESHP designs have already been built affordably (and sold) as award-winning Net-Zero Energy Homes. This means that the homes actually produce as much energy as they consume!
What on earth could be more green?
Carefully designed and beautifully illustrated Collection One plans are available in three of the most popular architectual styles demanded today Southern Classic, French Country and Mediterranean. Perfect for small or narrow lots, these charming, detail-rich elevations and comfortable, flowing floor plans prove that a cutting-edge, high-performance home does not need to be a metal and glass box or underground bunker.
Energy Smart Home Plans Collection One features an entertaining, informal narrative that describes how this trendsetting building science works and why it is important. Written with authority, but in non-technical language, the book is easy to understand and accessible to those whose goal is energy-efficiency and great design.
ESHP Collection One provides a refreshing, real-life look into the next generation of energy-efficient home design and a valuable resource of plans and construction documents for anyone who wants to build one of these beautiful and remarkable homes!
Dave Jenkins is a leading designer of right-sized, super energy-efficient homes for the new residential market. Applying his 20 years of experience in high-end residential, community design and illustration, Dave conceived the first production-built, Net-Zero Energy Home in the Southeastern US a home that produces more power than it uses. This ground-breaking and award-winning effort was a game-changer, inspiring Dave to form Energy Smart Home Plans (ESHP), the first pre-drawn home design company where energy-efficiency is engineered right in to every plan.
Always on the lookout for the latest developments in building technology, Dave advocates a team system approach, including the home designer, builder, landscape architect and building science engineer. He believes such a team provides the best-designed and best-built homes for the money.
The US Department of Energy Building America Program recently named Energy Smart Home Plans as a Partner, the first home design firm to be named as such, recognizing Dave's success in making beautiful homes and high-performance compatible.
