RESNET Standards

To achieve its goal of setting the standards for quality of rating services, RESNET has adopted the Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Standards. The standards set the national procedures for home energy ratings. The standards focus on three areas:

• Rating Program Administration (Chapter One)
• Rater Training and Certification (Chapter Two)
• Technical Guidelines (Chapter Three)

The RESNET standards are recognized for:

• Accreditation of rating providers, rater training providers, and rating software tools
• Verification of energy savings for energy efficient mortgages (EEMs)
• Verification of a home's energy performance for EPA's ENERGY STAR Homes Program
• Performance option for energy code compliance in 16 states
• Verification of energy performance in state utility benefit program funded residential energy efficiency programs in 9 states

RESNET's Standards

• Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Standards
• RESNET National Standard for Home Energy Assessment
• ENERGY STAR Homes Building Option Package (BOP) Standard
• RESNET Procedures for Certifying Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credits
• Rating and Home Energy Survey Ethics and Standards of Practice
• Rater Financial Interest Disclosure Form
• RESNET Procedures for Verification of International Energy Conservation Code Performance Path Calculation Tools
• RESNET EnergySmart Contractor Guidelines
• RESNET Thermographic Inspection of Buildings Guidelines
• RESNET Guidelines on Combustion Safety and Developing Work Orders
• ANSI ACCA RESNET Existing Homes Evaluation and Performance Improvement Standard