Program Will Give Homeowners User-Friendly Home Energy Rating Program
Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced the launch of a national rating program to provide customers with an accessible, easy-to-understand rating of their home that can be combined with a comprehensive home energy audit. The BPI Rating Program is now available in Florida, which, in July 2013, recognized BPI as one of a select group of organizations authorized to provide a Building Energy-Efficiency Rating System (BERS) in the state. BPI’s program begins in Florida and is expected to be fully operational nationwide by mid-2014.
BPI was accepted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a Home Energy Score Partner, and will use the Home Energy Score as a rating tool. DOE developed the Home Energy Score to help improve the assessment of existing homes.
DOE’s program requires all Home Energy Score Qualified Assessors, or raters, to perform assessments and generate a score through a partner program, with quality assurance provided by the partner.