Benefits of Becoming a RESNET® Energy Smart Builder

Energy Smart Builders use the HERS® Index to label the energy efficiency of their homes.

A home built by a RESNET Energy Smart Builder is built with recognized energy performance standards that can deliver lasting benefits for homeowners. These homes can be more affordable to operate, provide greater comfort, and offer stronger resale value.

The Energy Smart Builder Toolbox Provides

National Visibility

Your company is featured in the Energy Smart Builder directory on both the RESNET and HERS® Index websites, helping homebuyers connect with builders who demonstrate and verify the energy performance of their homes.

A Trusted HERS® Credential

You can display the RESNET Energy Smart Builder logo on your website and marketing materials, showing buyers you are committed to energy performance.

Marketing Tools

Use RESNET’s customizable HERS® Index tools and videos to highlight what your scores mean, without building your own sales materials. Get the tools. Tell the story. Contact [email protected].

Proven Resale Value

A Freddie Mac study found HERS® rated homes sell for more than comparable unrated homes, and RESNET’s appraisal portal helps appraisers recognize that value.

Builder Trends Report

You will receive the annual RESNET Builder Trends Report, prepared specifically for Energy Smart Builders, so you can see how your homes measure up in the market.

Industry Engagement

Take part in RESNET research, surveys, educational programs, and industry discussions, and help shape the programs that affect residential construction and home performance.

Quarterly Reports

Your ActivityYour Insights

RESNET Energy Smart Builders can request quarterly reports summarizing their individual HERS® activity.

These reports provide valuable insight into your HERS®-rated homes and participation in the program, helping you better understand and track your activity.

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Why You Should Have Your Homes HERS® Rated

The HERS® Index helps builders communicate their commitment to independently verified home performance to homebuyers. This infographic explains how the score works and how it can benefit your business. Share it with your sales team.

Be an Energy Smart Builder, Have Your Homes HERS Rated infographic. The HERS Index is a consistent, nationwide home energy rating system created by RESNET, where a lower score means a more energy efficient home. A score of 100 is the reference home built to the 2006 energy code. Over 400,000 homes are HERS rated annually and over 5 million to date. Advantages include better sale prices and appraised value, meeting consumer demand, independent inspection to national standards, marketing lower utility costs, and fewer comfort callbacks. — Be an Energy Smart Builder: Have Your Homes HERS® Rated

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