On Earth Day 2022, more homeowners appear to be thinking globally and acting locally when it comes to home energy consumption, much of which is claimed by HVAC systems.

Nearly 13,000 more homes HERS rated from January-September 2021.

Despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and a faltering economy, the demand for HERS grew steadily in the first half of 2020.

Homeowners can use a HERS rating to compare current conditions and get a sense for likely energy costs or possible upgrade priorities.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — RESNET announced that in 2017, there were 227,840 HERS-rated homes in the U.S. that issued a HERS Index Score. This broke the record for the number of homes HERS rated in a year, with 21,257 more homes rated than in 2016.

The home energy market is heating up with the steadily increasing number of homes that have undergone energy ratings by certified professionals. The Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) recently announced that more than 2 million homes in the U.S. have now been rated with a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score, which is designed to measure a home’s energy efficiency. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed 71,352 Home Energy Score ratings as of Sept. 17 — 25 percent of which have been conducted since Jan. 1.

Larry Taylor, whose career in the industry exceeds five decades, was honored as an inaugural Legend of HVACR Award winner during the 2017 Service World Expo, Sept. 7-8 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

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.