the resnet hers index
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The HERS Index Score – The MPG of the Housing Market
Steve Baden, RESNET Executive Director
www.resnet.us
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RESNET
What is RESNET
• An industry-based, Non Government
Organization (NGO)
• A national standards making body for building
energy efficiency rating and certification
systems in the USA (ANSI Accredited
Standards Development Organization)
– Consensus based standard development and
amendment process
– Transparent review and adoption process – Formal
public review and comment process
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Who Recognizes RESNET
• Builders for marketing the energy performance
of their homes
• Building Energy Codes
– Over 150 State and Local Jurisdictions Adopted the
HERS Index as a Compliance Option to Their
Building Energy Codes
• Federal government agencies
– IRS for tax credit qualification
– U.S. EPA for ENERGY STAR labeled homes
– U.S. Department of Energy for Building America
and Challenge Home programs
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New Trend in Housing
Market
Builders see one of the biggest advantages for new homes is energy efficiency (USA Today 4/17/11)
Lead by leading large production builders national trend emerging to differentiate homes through us of the HERS Index
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Trend to HERS Index in Housing
Market
In 2011 120,000 Homes Energy Rated and
Issued HERS Index Score – 40% of all New
Homes Sold in U.S.
To date over 1.3 million homes rated in US.
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HERS Index Score Included in
Building Energy Codes
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Massachusetts
New Mexico
New York
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Why Are Builders Using the
HERS Index
Associated Press
“Homebuilders see one of the biggest
advantages of buying a newly built home is
energy efficiency. To take advantage of this
opportunity, homebuilders are ‘boiling energy
efficiency down to something every buyer
understands’.”
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National Builders Committing to
Marketing HERS Index of Homes
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Builders Committing to Have All Homes
Rated and Marketing HERS Index
Regional & Local Builders (200+)
Alabama Kansas South Carolina
Arizona Kentucky Tennessee
Arkansas Maryland Texas
California Massachusetts Utah
Colorado Michigan Virginia
Conneticut Missouri Washington
Delaware Montana West Virginia
District of Columbia Nebraska Wisconsin
Florida North Carolina
Georgia Ohio
Illinois Oklahoma
Indiana Oregon
Iowa Pennsylvania
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How Can a Builder Participate?
Enter into Memorandum of Understanding with
RESNET commiting to have all homes rated and
market homes’ HERS Index.
Key wording of MOU:
All homes constructed by XXXX will be tested
and inspected by a RESNET Rater following
RESNET’s Standards, and provided with a
HERS Index produced by a RESNET accredited
rating software program.
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REM/Rate HERS Index Certificate
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Why HERS Index Commitment
• Effective way to differentiate homes from
existing homes on market – DOE estimates
that average new home built in U.S. is 30%
more efficient than average existing home.
• No extra cost to produce RESNET HERS
Index or enter into MOU with RESNET–
Rating protocols and software calculations the
same
• Opportunity to gain recognition from
RESNET, a national non-profit organization
whose Raters have rated over a million
homes using RESNET’s Standards
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EPA Includes HERS Index in
ENERGY STAR Certificate
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Number of Raters Growing
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New Interactive HERS Index Tool
Delaware Delaware
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Builder Marketing of HERS Index
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Promoting the HERS Index
February 14, 2011
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Promoting the HERS Index
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Also carried by
May 8, 2012
May 5, 2012
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Make Plans to Attend the 2013 RESNET
Conference – Orlando, Florida