Armory Park del Sol Comparisons of Tucson's Energy Standards
What Certified 50% or Better Than Code Beneficial Use of Solar Energy Required Certified Duct Testing Certified Blower Door Testing Insulation Certificate Inspections for Sealing Fuel Neutral Certified Air Balancing Room to Room Pressure Balancing Air Conditioning Sized by ASHRAE Calculation Water Heaters to be Solar or Other Energy Saving Device Photo Voltaic Solar Electric Guaranteed Cooling and Heating
Who
Civano/SES Standard YES YES YES YES YES 1 YES 1 1 YES YES 2 1
TEP Energy Guarantee - All Electric Homes NO NO YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES NO NO YES
TEP Energy Program - Gas Option NO NO YES NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
Certainteed Certified Plus NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO YES
SWG Energy Advantage NO NO 2 2 3 3 YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
Pulte NO NO 4 4 YES 4 YES 4 4 YES NO NO 5
Armory Park del Sol YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES
Standard Model Energy Code NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
NOTES: 1. Not required of the Civano Builders except the homes with the TEP Guarantee in Civano.
2. Not required but available on some homes in Civano.
3. Random inspection on 10% of inventory
4. One out of seven homes tested
5. Four out of eight communities currently by the "Building America" program.
(All Pulte homes will be in the program by June 2001).

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