An increasing number of builders are taking advantage of the marketing power of the RESNET HERS® Index Score. Recently builders from South Carolina to Utah have entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with RESNET to commit to having their homes energy rated by a certified RESNET HERS® Rater and marketing their homes’ HERS® Index Score. The following are the new RESNET Energy Smart Builders: EETKO Builders Michigan Executive Construction Homes LLC South Carolina Gray Homes Inc Colorado Horizon View Homes Colorado, New Mexico and Texas Oakwood Colorado and Utah Roepnack North Carolina Southern Creek Homes, LLC Texas Urban Fabric Builders, LLC Arizona Vanguard Homes Colorado In making the commitment these builders have been designated by RESNET as an RESNET Energy Smart Builder. RESNET Energy Smart Builders are leading the transformation of the housing towards high energy performance homes. These leading builders are committed to having all of their homes energy rated following RESNET’s stringent standards and marketing their homes HERS® Index. The RESNET HERS® Index is the industry standard by which a home’s energy efficiency is measured. The HERS® or Home Energy Rating System was developed by RESNET and is the nationally recognized system for inspecting and calculating a home’s energy performance. Certified RESNET Home Energy Raters conduct inspections to verify a home’s energy performance and determine what improvements can be made to increase it. For more information click on RESNET HERS® Index RESNET is interested in entering into similar agreements with other builders. Energy raters who have builder clients interested in entering into an agreement with RESNET should go to RESNET Energy Smart Builder MOU The listing of all builders who have made the commitment go to Builder HERS® Index Commitment
