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    DOE Tour of Zero: Flagstaff Meadows Model Home by Capstone Homes

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    2. DOE Tour of Zero: Flagstaff Meadows Model Home by Capstone Homes
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    Capstone Homes built this 1,941-square-foot affordable home in Bellemont, Arizona, to the high performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    2/11
    This cost-effective home was built in Flagstaff Meadows, which is Flagstaff's first Zero Energy Ready single family home community.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    3/11
    The builder specified that the home’s dual-pane, low-E, U=0.34, vinyl-framed windows were a model compatible with the home’s high altitude setting.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    4/11
    ENERGY STAR-certified appliances including the refrigerator and the dishwasher add to energy savings.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    5/11
    The Internet-connected home security and energy management system includes leak sensors in the bathrooms and kitchen that will alert homeowners if there are leaks in the faucets or under the sink.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    6/11
    All of the home’s lighting is LED, with two interior motion sensors and two interactive light switches.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    7/11
    Two inches (R-10) of rigid foam lined the interior of the perimeter footing walls before the post-tensioned slab was poured.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    8/11
    The home’s 2-by-6 walls are filled with R-22 of open-cell spray foam, which insulates and air-seals the exterior walls.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
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    The attic is insulated along the underside of the roof deck with 8 inches of the roof.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    10/11
    A natural gas 94% efficiency tankless hot water heater provides endless hot water.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
    11/11
    Capstone cut air leakage by more than 67% with an Aeroseal whole-house air-sealing process that consists of spraying a nontoxic sealant into the air while the home is pressurized with a blower door kit that carries the sealant particles to any holes in the building envelope.
    Photo courtesy of Capstone Homes
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