Section 102.1.4.12 of the RESNET home energy rating standards require that all Home Energy Rating Providers shall collect and upload the Energy Simulation File for each home rated by each Certified Rater to RESNET using the RESNET Buildings Registry. RESNET is proposing an amendment that will spell out what information will be uploaded to the
RESNET Moves the Effective Date of Amendment on Revision of RESNET Gas Leakage Testing Standard to May 15, 2014
On March 15, 2013 the RESNET Board of Directors adopted the amendment of Sections 806 to 808 of RESNET gas leakage testing standards. The adopted amendment is contained in the Addendum 2 of the RESNET National Mortgage Industry Standards. The revision can be downloaded at RESNET Gas Leakage Testing Standard. The effective date for the amendment
RESNET Seeking Public Comments of Proposed Amendment on Definition of Confirmed and Projected Ratings
RESNET Standards require all rated features of ratings from plans be confirmed through field inspection upon completion of construction of the home. Such ratings are to be labeled as” from plans” (RESNET Standards section 102.1.4.1). The label is inaccurate in that it suggests only a rating projected from plans It does not necessarily promote the
New Guidelines for the Calculation of Retrofit Savings to a Home – RESNET Proposes Amendment
For quite some time, it has been the contention of many that the RESNET standards apply only to new homes and that they do not address existing homes. While this has never been the actual case, it has also been true that the RESNET standards did not contain a specific methodology for the calculation of
RESNET Proposes Amendment on Lighting, Appliance and Miscellaneous Energy Usage Profiles
RESNET home energy ratings considers all energy uses of a home including lighting, appliances and plug loads of miscellaneous energy uses such as clothes washers and dryers. A comprehensive DOE-funded study of miscellaneous loads in residential buildings conducted by the Florida Solar Energy Center and National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that these loads are significantly
RESNET Proposes Amendments to National Home Energy Rating Standards – June 2010
RESNET has submitted a set of proposed amendments to the Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Standards for the standard amendment public review and comment process. The proposed amendments are: Revision of Proposed RESNET Thermographic Inspections of Buildings Standards – The RESNET Thermographic Inspections Standards Drafting Working Group drafted a standard for IR inspections. The
