A friendly competition between American and Canadian Homebuilders • Lowest HERS® score in all categories wins!! • Homes must be 3rd-party rated in 2025. • Awards to be presented at 2026 RESNET Conference • Challenge submission deadline is January 16, 2026, by 9 pm EST. To enter, please submit builder information, HERC report including HERS score, and a picture of the house to: Rbuchalter@reliancecomfort.com RESNET® & CRESNET Lowest HERS Index Score Awards • Lowest score American Production Builder (> 100 homes HERS rated per year) • Lowest score American Custom Builder (< 10 homes HERS rated per year) • Lowest score Canadian Production Builder (> 100 homes HERS rated per year) • Lowest score Canadian Custom Builder (< 10 homes HERS rated per year) Note : * Must be a registered builder attached to the submission. No private builds accepted. ** HERS scores without Solar PV will only be accepted Zero Energy Rated Awards Sponsored by Panasonic • 2026 Net Zero Awards American Builder • 2026 Net Zero Award Canadian Builder Note: these awards include PV Low score wins in each category!! HERSH2O® Award Sponsored by Greyter There will be one US and one Canadian builder presented with this award that demonstrates the lowest HERSH2O score submitted for their respective countries based on 2025 ratings. RESNET & CRESNET Presidents’ Awards • These awards are for Production Builders, both sides of the border, that HERS rate 100 or more homes in 2025 and registered in the RESNET / CRESNET registries • The Production Builder with the highest percentage of homes rating HERS 51 or lower during the above time frame wins the President’s Award. • If there is a tie, the lowest average fleet HERS score will be the winner for each award. • There are 3 President’s Awards: The RESNET North & South Award and the CRESNET Award presented at the beginning of the 2025 RESNET Conference. *** These awards will be selected by RESNET / CRESNET. No submission required. RESNET South is climate zones 1,2,3, sponsored by Spray Foam Coalition RESNET North is climate zones 4,5,6,7, sponsored by Better Builder Magazine
