An energy-efficient home doesn’t require the biggest budget when you combine technique and materials to create a high-performance package, as residential builder Jake Bruton explains in this Onsite with Andersen video.
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Wall assemblies, windows, and mechanicals work together to create an energy-efficient home. That’s why Bruton considers all three one line item in a new construction home’s budget. His basic philosophy boils down to this: Spend more on the building envelope to decrease energy usage and ultimately, increase comfort for homeowners. While it’s true that the more you spend on the building envelope, the less you’ll have to spend on mechanicals, if you get the building envelope right, you don’t need to spend as much on those mechanicals.
In this video, Bruton walks us through how he creates a performance package by combining “good deliberate building technique” with “good product” — our 100 Series windows.
In the video, Bruton walked us through a new construction home his company is building in Columbia, Missouri and explained three key elements of his high-performance building package.
Did you know the 100 Series is our most economical product line? It’s also able to withstand harsh climates and severe temperature swings — dig into the details next, or start exploring our sizing tools
