Builders’ Best Practices Guide to Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates

The second in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Best Practices series, this free online guide addresses the challenge of maximizing energy efficiency while preserving the comfort of homes in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates. Equipped with this guide, builders and home owners will be able to build high-quality, energy-efficient homes that can save 30% in space conditioning and water heating each year in hot-dry and mixed-dry climates.

DOE’s regional building guides offer tips to families and contractors on how to build energy-saving homes in different climates across the country. DOE’s Building America program conducts and sponsors research and development in building technologies aimed at improving the comfort and efficiency of American homes, while reducing their need for electricity.