# Presentation: 190275

## Why Encourage Ratings As Codes Performance

**“*****HERS Mapping*****”**
**2004 National Workshop on State Building Energy Codes**
**July 21, 2004**
**Steve Baden**
**Executive Director**
**RESNET**
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www.natresnet.org

**www.natresnet.org**

## RESNET’s Mission

**	****“****Improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing stock and qualify more families for home ownership by expanding the national availability of mortgage finance options and home energy ratings.”**

## RESNET’s Key Services

**Maintain National Home Energy Rating Standards**
**Accredit Rating Providers, Rating Software Programs, & Rater Training Providers**
**Work with the Mortgage Industry in Developing and Promoting New Energy Mortgage Products**

## Home Energy Ratings

**Are Voluntary**
**Accredited Rating Programs in all 50 States**
**Over 3,000 Raters Certified Across Nation **

## National Home Energy Rating Standards

**Rating Program Administration **
**Technical Guidelines**
**Rater Training and Certification**

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## What Are Ratings Used For?

**Energy Efficient Mortgages**
**ENERGY STAR Home labeling**
**Performance option for energy code compliance in 11 states**
**State utility public benefit funded residential energy efficiency programs in 9 states**

## Energy Mortgages 

**Increases the Home Buying Power of Consumers Using Energy Savings**
**Energy Efficient Mortgage**
**Uses Energy Savings of Efficient Home to Increase the Consumer’s Buying Power**
**Capitalizes Energy Savings in the Appraisal**
**Finances 100% of Energy Upgrades With No Additional Down Payment**

## Energy Mortgages Offered BySecondary Mortgage Market

## RESNET’s Policy on Energy Codes

**“****RESNET supports the adoption and effective implementation of energy codes because they provide a critical function by establishing a ‘floor level’ of energy efficiency which homes can not be built below.**
**RESNET supports a robust performance path to the code that results in higher energy performance of homes.”**** **

## Why Encourage Ratings In Codes Infrastructure 

**Will Make Energy Efficient Homes More Affordable**
**Will Improve Energy Code Performance**
**Will Improve Builder Performance**
**Will Link Code Performance to Market Demand**

## Why Encourage Ratings In Codes Infrastructure 

**Will Make Energy Efficient Homes More**
**Affordable**
**Home Energy Ratings and Energy Efficient Mortgages Add Value to Home and Increases Buying Power of Consumer**
**Ability to Finance 100% of Energy Improvements Without Added Down Payment**
**Will Link Code Performance to Market Demand**

## Why Encourage Ratings In Codes Infrastructure 

**Will Improve Energy Code Performance**
**Ratings Based on National Standards Recognized by Federal Government and Mortgage Industry – *****Performance Quality Assurance***
**“****Home energy ratings tied with energy mortgages can help state and local governments increase compliance with building energy codes” – National Council of State Legislatures**

## Why Encourage Ratings In Codes Infrastructure 

**11 States Incorporate Ratings Into Code**
**Alaska****	****	****	****Massachusetts**
**Arkansas****	****	****Ohio**
**California****	****	****New York**
**Florida****	****	****	****Texas**
**Iowa****	****	****	****Vermont**
**Kansas**

## Why Encourage Ratings In Codes Infrastructure 

**Will Improve Builder Performance**
**Leads the Builder from Minimum Compliance to Maximum Performance – Rewards Builders for Improving Performance**
**Incorporates Diagnostic Testing of Envelope and Ducts**
**Work Inspected on Whole House Basis by Building Performance Professional**

## Why Encourage Ratings In Codes Infrastructure 

**Will Link Code Performance to Market Demand**
**Ratings Used by EPA for Labeling of ENERGY STAR Homes**
**ENERGY STAR Has Demonstrated That The Market Will Recognize Higher Building Performance**

## Alignment of Rating Standards With IECC 

**Will Ease Path of Ratings as Energy Code Compliance Option**
**Amendments to National Home Energy Rating Standards**
**Will Go Into Effect on January 1, 2004**

## Alignment of Rating Standards With IECC 

**Amendments to National Home Energy Rating Standards**
**Align Rating Method to RICC Proposal Adopted for the IECC**
**New Insulation Inspection Procedures**
**More Stringent Rating Quality Assurance Procedures**
**Amendments Posted at **_**www.natresnet.org/amend**_

## Alignment of Rating Standards With IECC 

**Aligns the Technical Basis for:**
**IECC**
**Ratings**
**ENERGY STAR**
**Building America**
**Proposed Federal Tax Credits**

## Verification and Certification of Software for IECC 

**DOE – NREL - PNNL - RESNET Effort**
**Goals:**
**Ensure National Consistency of Software Tools to Calculate Compliance to the IECC**
**Make it Easier for Code Officials to Accept Code Compliance Software Tools**
**Increase Credibility for Performance Method of IECC**

## Verification and Certification of Software for IECC 

**Software Verification Test Suite**
**Auto-generation of IECC Reference Home**
**HERS BESTEST Developed by NREL**
**HVAC Tests (furnaces, air conditioners & heat pumps)**
**Duct Distribution Efficiency Test**

## 2005 RESNET Conference“Prospering In Changing Times”

**February 28 – March 1, 2005**
**San Antonio, Texas**
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