Sept. 19, 2013: BPI's Residential Efficiency Upgrade Certificate Standard Published as BPI Standard
Standard Promotes Accurate Valuation of Energy Efficiency
MALTA, N.Y. — The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced that its BPI-2101-S-2013: Standard Requirements for a Certificate of Completion for Residential Energy Efficiency Upgrades has been published as a BPI standard.
“Created for the real estate sales process, BPI-2101 is designed to promote accurate valuation of energy efficiency by standardizing the way energy efficiency improvements are represented,” said Robin LeBaron, managing director of the National Home Performance Council and co-chair of the BPI working group that developed the standard.
BPI-2101 identifies a standard set of data elements for certificates that document the completion of a whole-house energy upgrade (HEU) or individual energy conservation measures (ECMs) in existing homes. A certificate that complies with the requirements of this standard can be issued to homeowners by home energy upgrade programs or by entities implementing nationally recognized third-party quality assurance programs for inclusion in multiple listing service (MLS) databases during the home re-sale process.
“Most of the data required for a more transparent transaction is already being captured by energy efficiency programs,” said Anne Evens, CEO of CNT Energy, an organization instrumental in garnering stakeholder involvement for the development of the standard. “Standardizing and communicating this information makes upgrades visible and accessible at the time of a home sale, and encourages homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements. This helps efficiency programs meet goals, and benefits the real estate industry, homebuyers and sellers, and the environment.”