THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD A HOME
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Right Choice homes: Designed for Comfort & Savings TM
Right Choice homes are built for energy efficiency, sustainability, improved air quality, convenience and comfort.
Guaranteed energy savings Guaranteed comfort Energy efficient construction Jackson EMC’s lowest energy rate
Your family deserves a home that’s built far better than the minimum code requirements, one that is worthy of your hard-earned dollars, and one that enhances the quality of your life.
Guaranteed Energy Savings
Jackson EMC’s Right Choice new home program makes it easier for homeowners to ensure their new home will be comfortable and energy efficient. A three-year energy warranty guarantees that your Right Choice home’s heating and cooling energy costs will be below a specified amount each year.
Guaranteed Comfort
Testing throughout the building process ensures quality that is certified for comfort and energy efficiency. In fact, we back each Right Choice home with a one-year comfort warranty and a three-year energy usage warranty.
Energy Efficient Construction
Right Choice homes are built from the ground up by industry-leading builders and are tested to ensure energy efficient construction.
Jackson EMC’s Lowest Energy Rate
Every new home built under the Right Choice new home program earns Jackson EMC’s lowest residential energy rate, which saves homeowners energy costs over the life of their home.
Each Right Choice home is... DESIGNED BY ENGINEERS. Before construction begins, your plans are studied by energy experts to calculate properly sized heating and air conditioning equipment designed to achieve maximum efficiency.
TESTED FOR HOME PERFORMANCE to ensure energy efficient construction. Not only do Right Choice new homes adhere to high construction standards, but independent thirdparty testing confirms the efficiency of the building envelope and equipment efficiency.
GUARANTEED with a one-year comfort warranty and a three-year energy usage warranty for heating and cooling.
EARNS THE ENERGY ADVANTAGE RATE, which saves the homeowner approximately 5 percent on their annual energy bill for the life of the home. For example, if the average monthly bill is $200, the savings would be $120 per year.
Details Make All The Difference PENETRATIONS
CEILINGS
Ever felt cold winter air coming from an
Air can leak around rough openings between
interior light switch or known someone
both the sheetrock and electrical wiring, as
whose pipes froze in their wall?
well as around heating air vents. Sealing these openings in the ceiling with caulk or foam
These situations occur when cold air moves
ensures hot summer air or cold winter air
from unheated areas to heated ones. That’s
doesn’t come inside the envelope, the area that
why Right Choice standards require that
separates the conditioned and unconditioned
the builder seal pipe, wire and ductwork
environments of your home.
penetrations, preventing heat loss in winter — or loss of conditioned air in the summer.
Your Right Choice new home builder will apply foam to your sheathing at the ceiling (including cathedral ceilings) in order to prevent unconditioned air from migrating through the insulation. This ensures that the insulation’s R-value performs up to its true capability.
CEILINGS
PENETRATIONS
WALLS
Details Make All The Difference WALLS Sealing outside walls is like putting a wind breaker on your home to prevent uncontrolled ventilation. A Right Choice new home uses the following methods to protect specific areas: •
Caulk the bottom plate to the floor
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Seal all outside wire penetrations and receptacles
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Seal the outside sheathing between all seams
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Caulk and seal areas where two wood pieces join
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Seal around windows
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Sheathing and blocking air from the knee wall and the floor insulation above the garage
Testing AIRFLOW TESTING
Upon completion, state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment is employed to test the home’s energy efficiency. A blower door test determines tightness while the heating and air conditioning system undergoes an airflow test. Using wireless sensors placed throughout the house, the airflow test measures airflow in each room while the heating and cooling system is operating and sends the information to a computer.
Testing DUCT BLASTER TEST
Duct blaster tests help prevent leaky ducts — a major contributor to poor air quality in a house. The airflow test confirms that each room receives enough airflow to ensure comfort – even in rooms that frequently have heating and cooling problems, such as bonus rooms and sunrooms. State-of-the-art software then analyzes the overall performance of the system.
Learn More The Right Choice new home program is exclusive to Jackson EMC, and we’re proud to say that more than 14 million square feet of Right Choice homes have been built since the program began in 2004.
VIDEOS
TALK TO A BUILDER
To learn more about the Right Choice program,
Or, to learn more about why a Right Choice home
watch our collection of videos featuring home expert
is right for you, talk to your Realtor or Right Choice
and Jackson EMC spokesperson, Ty Pennington at:
certified builder.
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