An increasing number of builders are taking advantage of the marketing power of the RESNET HERS® Index Score. Recently builders from South Carolina to Colorado 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 the HERS® Index Score of their homes. The following are the new RESNET Energy Smart Builders: BCI Homes Nebraska Cagle Construction LLC Oklahoma Charles Simms Development Ohio Covington Homes, LLC Colorado Curt Hofer & Associates Nebraska Innovative Green Builders, Inc. North Carolina Jeck & Company Builders Nebraska KBH Homes, L.L.C. Michigan Lowcountry Residential Builders, LLC South Carolina Mc Daniel Custom Builders Texas Pulte Group Arizona, California, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington Waterford Homes South Carolina William Ryan Homes Illinois In making the commitment these builders has been designated by RESNET as an RESNET Energy Smart Builder. RESNET Energy Smart Builders are leading the transformation of the housing market 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 the HERS® Index of their homes. 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 regional and local builders. Energy raters who have builder clients interested in entering into an agreement with RESNET should go to RESNET Energy Smart Builder MOU For the listing of all builders who have made the commitment, go to Builder HERS® Index Commitment
