The $2,000 federal tax credit for builders that build energy efficient homes is providing an important boost to mainstreaming high energy performance homes in the market place. In 2009, 37,506 homes were certified as complying with the federal tax credit. This represented 10% of all new homes sold in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, the
State of Nevada Adopts RESNET Standards for Time of Listing Labeling Requirement
Across the globe, there has been a high level of interest in labeling the energy performance of homes to give consumers information on the relative efficiency of the homes they are considering purchasing. The state of Nevada has become a leader in these efforts in the United States. In 2007, Nevada passed SB 437,which requires
