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Marine Climate Case Studies

Map of the Marine Climate Zone of the United States. This zone contains the far western Pacific coast stretching from the Canadian border to mid-California.

Following are case studies from the Marine Climate Zone. The case studies feature residential building projects in this region. Publications featuring Building America homes in other U.S. climate zones are available too. These publications are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

New Construction

Project Name: Homestead Homes (PDF 452 KB)
Builder: Martha Rose Construction, Inc.
Location: Seattle, Washington
Solar Use: This project incorporates solar photovoltaics and solar hot water.

Project Name: Villa Savona Homes (PDF 310 KB)
Builder: SummerHill Homes
Location: Fremont, California

Project Name: Vista Montana (PDF 416 KB)
Builder: Clarum Homes
Location: Watsonville, California
Solar Use: This project incorporates solar photovoltaics.

See Best Practices Handbook - Volume 5 (PDF 5.5 MB). This document provides specifics on implementing Building America solutions in Marine Climates.