Do You Know What
Your Home's
HERS Index Is?
A HERS Index of 100
- A home built approximately to the 2007
National Energy Codes.
The HIGHER a HERS Index is ABOVE 100
- The WORSE its energy performance.
The LOWER a HERS Index is BELOW 100
- The BETTER its energy performance.
A New Home built to IECC 2009 Energy Code will typically have a HERS Index in the 60-80 range.
A New Home built to IECC 2012 Energy Code will typically have a HERS Index in the 40-60 range.
A New Home with a HERS Index of Zero (0) or lower would be a Net Zero Energy Home.
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The HERS Index can be used for:
~ New and Existing Homes ~ Single Family Homes ~ Townhomes ~ Duplex/Quadplex Homes ~ Condo's ~ Multi-Family Buildings (up to 4-5 Stories) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All MaineStar Home Energy Performance Professionals are RESNET Certified HERS Raters. The Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) was founded in 1995 as an independent, non-profit organization committed to helping homeowners reduce the cost of their utility bills by making their homes more energy efficient. RESNET is responsible for creating the national training and certification standards for HERS Raters and Home Energy Survey Professionals, both of which are recognized by federal government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. mortgage industry. |
HERS is the Required Basis for:
~ The EPA – Energy Star Homes Program ~ The USGBC – LEED for Homes Program ~ The DOE – Zero Energy Ready Homes Program ~ The Federal $2,000 New Home Tax Credit Program ~ The NAHB – Green Building Standard ~ The HUD/FHA - Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) ~ The VA - Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) ~ The Fannie Mae - Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) ~ The Freddie Mac - Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) ~ Numerous State and Utility funded Home Energy Performance Incentive (Rebate) Programs. ~ Numerous State IECC based Energy Compliance Verification Programs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
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