Like golf scores, lower means better with home energy ratings.
When you pull a club from your golf bag and endeavor to “put it in the hole,” as galleries of onlookers often shout to the golfers, your goal is to ultimately bring home your [...]
RESNET Releases Consumer Video Explaining the HERS Index
“Believe it or not, it is the norm for our company to regularly achieve HERS scores for our clients in the 30’s, 20’s, and just recently scored a 19 for a home just completed! [...]
Are you ready for Zero Energy Ready Homes?
It’s coming, the prototypes are out there, and they’re receiving critical acclaim - Zero Energy Ready Homes. As defined by the Department of Energy, a Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) is a high performance [...]
The Green MLS Tool Kit
In a previous blog, we showed that as the interest in green homes rises, it is of growing importance to also market a home’s sustainable features in multiple listing services (MLS). For example, the [...]
Indoor airPLUS: More Energy Efficiency and Quality for Your Home
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Indoor airPLUS program was designed to go hand in hand with the agency’s ENERGY STAR program—a joint effort to help builders meet the growing consumer preference for homes with [...]
