Our Services : HERS Ratings

A Home Energy Rating is a powerful tool used to evaluate the performance of a home. The HERS rating process can be beneficial to anyone looking to evaluate the impacts of a home’s energy performance. Builders, Homeowners, Realtors, Utility Companies, Governmental Organizations, and Lenders can use the information and reports from a HERS rating to compare various buildings. The HERS rating index is a standard measure of a home’s energy efficiency and is an easy to understand index that allows one to quickly compare the overall performance of a home. The HERS index indicates a home’s performance compared to the2004 International Energy Conservation Code. Each change from 100 indicates a 1% change. So a home that is 15% better than this standard would have a HERS index or 85(the minimum for ENERG STAR). A home using no energy would have a HERS index of 0.

HERS for New Homes
The HERS rating process helps to ensure that a project's energy goals are outlined and met through the construction process. EBS will assist you in this new home process through the following:

Plan Review

• Evaluate cost effective upgrades
• Offer suggested building techniques
• Help pinpoint and outline energy goals

Site Inspections

• Ensure compliance with The ENERGY STAR Thermal Bypass Checklist
• Evaluate insulation and air sealing

On-site Consulting

• On-site training and suggested energy details

Performance Testing

• Blower Door and Duct Blaster testing

Final Documentation

• HERS RATING certificates and related documents
  
  

HERS for Existing homes
An existing home offers many opportunities for energy improvements. EBS can complete a HERS rating for you to evaluate cost effective energy improvements or improvements that may be critical. The HERS process for existing homes involves an inspection that includes performance testing and computer modeling to evaluate the home’s energy features. The rating allows the owner/ seller/ buyer an opportunity to benchmark the homes energy performance as well as any of the mentioned improvement opportunities

Homeowners
HERs ratings to identify potential areas of energy improvement. The HERS rating allows us to evaluate the cost savings and cost effectiveness of various energy upgrades.

Builders/ Remodelers
Use the rating and suggestions to evaluate what improvements will benefit your customers and add value to you process by using these options as a guide in remodeling.

Realtors
Use the HERS rating to help your customers evaluate which home will best suit their needs and budgets. Also by offering more information you are providing a more unbiased and comprehensive service to your customers.

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