Get Resnet Home Energy Rating Standard Disclosure - Southface

Scores range on a scale of 0 to 150. The typical resale home averages a score of about 130, which means, this house is at least 30% less energy efficient than a 2006 IECC home. Therefore, the homeowner will experience higher energy bills than if they purchase a home with a HERS Index of 50.

RESNET® is the Residential Energy Services Network. It's a not-for-profit, membership corporation, governed by a board of 20 (who are elected by membership). It is a recognized national standards-making body for building energy efficiency rating and certification systems in the United States.

RESNET Standards require the Rating Provider to perform file quality assurance reviews on a minimum of 10% of all energy ratings and field quality assurance reviews on a minimum of 1% of the ratings for each rater.

To become a certified HERS Rater, you have to complete training, pass all certification exams, sign up with a Quality Assurance Provider, and complete 5 practice audits within a year timeframe.

RESNET's Standards are officially recognized by the federal government for verification of building energy performance for such programs as federal tax incentives, the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program and the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program.

RESNET's mission is to make the energy use for all homes transparent, thereby driving residential sector energy use toward net zero.

The Home Energy Score Report estimates home energy use, associated costs, and provides energy solutions to cost-effectively improve the home's efficiency. Each Home Energy Score is shown on a simple one-to-ten scale, where a ten represents the most efficient homes.

Confirmed ratings involve an on-site inspection and performance testing of a home by a residential energy efficiency professional: a HERS Rater or RFI. HERS Raters and RFIs are certified by a RESNET Accredited Rating Providers.