Leader Of Innovative, Energy Efficient Home Building, Co-Founder, Ceo
Yeshaus
Bozeman, Montana
While looking at contemporary American homebuilding practices, I, along with YesHaus co-founder Duke Elliott, saw a widespread willingness to sacrifice quality, homeowner health and energy efficiency, all for the sake of maximizing speed and minimizing costs. Unwilling to accept this paradigm, we challenged ourselves to build a highly-crafted home that is both energy efficient AND cost competitive. We assembled a team of like-minded folks who shared our passion for quality craftsmanship, cutting-edge green technology, and a love of people. The result was YesHaus –– a “YES!” to quality, energy efficiency, and cost competiveness.YesHaus Proud Moments▶ The first YesHaus was built and sold in 2012. The proud new homeowners are thrilled with the energy efficiency. Just as importantly, since moving in their 5 year-old son has been able to sleep through the night for the first time in his life thanks to the use of healthy building materials. ▶ Our homes receive an average HERS rating of 47. This means the YesHaus is 53% more efficient than a typical newly-built home and 83% more efficient than a typical pre-existing home on the market today.▶ In March of 2013, a 2000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bath YesHaus home in Bozeman (in the chilly Montana climate) used just over $14 for one month of heat and hot water. ▶ YesHaus builds both spec homes and custom homes; homes in Big Sky, Montana (a ski community) are projected to use $260-$270 per YEAR for heat and hot water.▶ Featured builder in the 2013 Parade of Homes.Since its construction, the first YesHaus’s have delivered energy savings far beyond their projected numbers, and we will only continue to improve energy efficiency and performance in the coming iterations. But our vision is not simply about building physical houses. YesHaus is about building homes that connect people to their innate sense of well-being and that unite the principles of environmental stewardship with care for the homeowner.