Since 2013, the DOE Housing Innovation Awards have honored the very best in innovation on the path to zero energy ready homes by recognizing forward-thinking builders delivering American homebuyers with a better homeowner experience. The 2023 Housing Innovation Award winners were honored at an awards ceremony and dinner during the EEBA High Performance Home Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read the full DOE press release on the 2023 winners here.
Take a virtual tour of past Housing Innovation Award winners on the DOE Tour of Zero!
2023 Housing Innovation Grand Award Winners
Off the Shelf Award– Awarded to the builder who best leverages readily available, off the shelf materials and systems to achieve advanced building science results.
Winner: Healthy Communities - Williamsburg, Virginia
Blazing the Trail Award– Awarded to the builder with the most innovative use of technologies, materials, sensors, automation, and advanced controls to optimize performance of the home.
Winner: Affordable Housing Concepts - Gardiner, New York
Class is in Session Award – Awarded to the builder who demonstrates excellent use of building for educational outreach and to inform the building industry, the homebuyer, and the public and/or local community about DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes.
Winner: Habitat for Humanity North Central Connecticut - Hartford, Connecticut
Decarbon Copy Award – Awarded to the builder whose innovative approach to decarbonization in Zero Energy Ready Homes produces the most replicability and predictability in results.
Winner: CGA Studio Architects - Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
The Total Package Award – Awarded to the builder who scored the highest across all award categories showing well-rounded achievement in ZERH.
Winner: Affordable Housing Concepts - Gardiner, New York
ZERH Champion Award – Awarded to the builder with the most DOE Zero Energy Ready one- and two- family homes built in the past year.
Winner: K. Hovnanian Northeast Division - Edison, New Jersey
2023 Housing Innovation Award Winners
Addison Homes - Greer, South Carolina
Affordable Housing Concepts - Gardiner, New York
Beazer Homes - Atlanta, Georgia
Bellingham Bay Builders - Bellingham, Washington
CGA Studio Architects - Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Clifton View Homes - Coupeville, Washington
Cornerstone Construction of Northeast Ohio and New Leaf Home Design - Hiram, Ohio
Deltec Homes and Greenacres High Performance Home Consulting - Asheville, North Carolina
Envinity - State College, Pennsylvania
Garbett Construction - Salt Lake City, Utah
Habitat for Humanity North Central Connecticut - Hartford, Connecticut
Healthy Communities - Williamsburg, Virginia
K. Hovnanian Companies - Edison, New Jersey
KB Home - Los Angeles, California
Mandalay Homes - Prescott, Arizona
Passive Aggressive Housing - New York, New York
Powerhouse Designs and TC Legend Homes - Bellingham, Washington
Providence Homes - Jacksonville, Florida
Red Tree Builders - Asheville, North Carolina
S.D. Jessup Construction - Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Simple Integrity - Cooperstown, New York
SummitRidge Custom Homes - Golden, Colorado
Targa Homes - Seattle, Washington
Thrive Home Builders - Denver, Colorado
Tim O’Brien Homes - Pewaukee, Wisconsin
United Way of Long Island - Deer Park, New York
Woodside Homes - Salt Lake City, Utah
Zero Net Now - Esopus, New York
2023 Special Honors
[bundle] design studio - Bellingham, Washington
Envinity - State College, Pennsylvania
Everlasting Homes Building Group - Houston, Texas
Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County - Venice, Florida
Howard Building Science - Granite Falls, North Carolina
Insight Homes - Bridgeville, Delaware
Kala Performance Homes - Lake Quivira, Kansas
Sun Country Builders and Coachella Valley Housing Coalition - Vista, California