On November 9, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden announced the new Recovery Through Retrofit Program. The program has the following key features: New Home Energy Score survey for existing homes New FHA PowerSaver loan program to finance energy upgrades through the mortgage loan New Workforce Guidelines for home energy upgrades The 2011 RESNET Building Performance
ENERGY STAR New Homes Version 2.5 Delayed to April 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that ENERGY STAR New Homes Version 2.5 has been delayed until April 1, 2011. Single family homes that are permitted before April 1, 2011 can continue to be qualified under the current v2 guidelines until July 1, 2011 (previously, this applied only to single family homes permitted
Congress Extends Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit
After hard work by RESNET and its strategic allies, Congress has extended the $2,000 federal tax credit for builders who build energy efficient homes. The extension will last from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. The extension was part of a sweeping tax package negotiated by the White House and Republican Congressional leaders. President
Congress Extends Federal Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes and Other Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credits
After hard work by RESNET and its strategic allies, last night Congress extended the $2,000 federal tax credit for builders who build energy efficient homes. The extension is from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. The extension was part of a sweeping tax package negotiated by the White House and Republican Congressional leaders. The
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Needs your Data!
Do you have measured data in existing homes on air tightness, ventilation, and indoor air quality? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is expanding the Residential Diagnostics Database. Your data will help them evaluate trends in home constructions and energy efficiency. Email ResDB@lbl.gov for information! HomeEnergyMagAd_NoCropM.jpg (295 KB) This post was submitted by Rengie Chan.
Appraisal Institute’s Green Multiple Listing Service Tool Kit
In order for high energy performance homes to be mainstream in the nation’s housing market, it is essential that appraisers value the energy efficiency in the home’s appraisal. In the past this has been a difficult task because the difficulty that appraisers had finding comparables to assign a market value to the high performing home.
Energy Legislation Outlook in “Lame Duck” Session of Congress
Congress has convened for a “lame duck” post election session. The lame duck session represents the last chance for Democrats to enact legislation before the new Congress goes into session with the Republican majority in the House and reduced Democratic Senators. The opportunity to have major legislation passed in the lame duck session is very
