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U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 91 › Subchapter II › Part D › § 8236 42 U.S. Code § 8236 - Voluntary rating guidelines
§ 8236.
Voluntary rating guidelines
(b) Contents of guidelinesThe voluntary guidelines issued under subsection (a) of this section shall—
encourage uniformity with regard to systems for rating the annual energy efficiency of residential buildings;
certification of the technical accuracy of building energy analysis tools used to determine energy efficiency ratings;
training of personnel conducting energy efficiency ratings;
encourage consistency with, and support for, the uniform plan for Federal energy efficient mortgages, including that developed under section 946 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12712 note) and pursuant to sections 105 and 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992;
provide that rating systems take into account local climate conditions and construction practices, solar energy collected on-site, and the benefits of peak load shifting construction practices, and not discriminate among fuel types; and
establish procedures to ensure that residential buildings can receive an energy efficiency rating at the time of sale and that such rating is communicated to potential buyers.
(Pub. L. 95–619, title II, § 271, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 102(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2787.)