Built America Magazine | South
The change didn’t come from policy first. It came from practice. RESNET found its way into the real estate bloodstream through the builders. “Once builders picked it up and started seeing value in getting their homes HERS® rated,” Ryan said. Builders, Buy-In, and the Birth of Momentum
“That’s really what cemented where we are now.” The HERS Index - a simple score, from zero (net-zero energy) up to 100 (code minimum) - became the metric that bridged scientists and salespeople, developers and families. Michael Matthews, RESNET’s Programs Engagement Specialist, has been in those trenches. “You can go out, build a home, call it ‘high performing’ or ‘energy efficient’... but if there’s no quality assurance on the back end, how do you know it really is?”
“You can go out, build a home, call it ‘high performing’ or ‘energy efficient’... but if there’s no quality assurance on the back end, how do you know it really is?”
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