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RESNET Energy Smart Builder

Steve Baden, RESNET Executive Director&

Mark Jansen, Energy Efficient Homes Midwest

www.resnet.us

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Trend in Housing Market

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Trend to HERS Index in Housing Market

In 2012 128,000 Homes Energy Rated and Issued HERS Index Score – 35% 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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Kentucky

Ashkettle Home Builders James Monroe Homes Sanctuary Homes

Ayers Custom Homes Jim Peterson Builder Sarasota Properties

Ball Homes Jim French Builder Schmidt Builders

Briggs Homes Jimmy Nash Homes Shoulders Construction

Bright Built Homes K&B Homes Superior Realty

Captiva Luxury Homes K&R Builders Taylor Homes

Elite Homes Kentucky Capital Thompson Homes

Freedom Homes MD Custom Homes

Gale Property Management Mike Kerwin Homes

Hodges, Heathman & Conrad Novel Homes

Holiday Homes Padgett Construction

HM Homebuilders Pinnacle Homes

Inverness Potterhill Homes

Jack Band Builder Priority Homes

Jagoe Homes RTS Builders

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How Can a Builder Participate?

Enter into Memorandum of Understanding with RESNET committing 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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Energy Smart Builder MOU

http://www1.resnet.us/builders/mou.aspx

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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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New Interactive HERS Index Tool

DelawareDelaware

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Builder Marketing of HERS Index

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Media Coverage of HERS Index

National and Local Media Coverage

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Blue Grass Energy

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Promoting the HERS Index

February 14, 2011

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San Diego Union Tribune

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Make Plans to Attend the 2014 RESNET Conference – Atlanta, Georgia