WASHINGTON — Legislation introduced by Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.) would encourage home builders to seek products — including HVAC systems — that increase energy efficiency, promote energy conservation in new and existing homes, and help reduce America's dependence on oil imports, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
"The housing provisions in H.R. 1459, the ‘Save America's Valuable Energy Resources Act of 2003,’ would provide powerful incentives for builders to provide the best and most energy efficient insulation and heating and cooling units in the 1.35 million new single-family homes expected to be built this year. In these uncertain times, it represents a huge step forward in reducing the nation's energy dependence on imported oil and will lower energy costs for American home owners and renters for decades to come," stated Jerry Howard, executive vice president and CEO of NAHB.