Provides homebuyers with a way to measure energy efficiency
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The National Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (NREL) has been researching the penetration of the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score in the U.S. housing market and discovered that in 2016, 22 percent of all completed new homes in the U.S. were HERS-rated, according to David Roberts, NREL residential buildings research group manager.
Homeowners in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Iowa topped the nation last year in pursuit of home energy efficiency with the most homes receiving a HERS Index Score.