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Proposed RESNET National Energy Audit Standard

RESNET has drafted a national standard for energy audits of existing homes. The draft standard is the result of two years of consensus building of the RESNET Task Force on National Standard for Energy Audit for Existing Homes. The task force had a broad membership and represented wide spectrum of views on the issue. For information on the task force, click here. The draft standard also was vetted by the U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, building performance sponsor organizations and the Building Performance Institute.

In January 2008 RESNET conducted a public review and comment process on the draft standard.  As a result of the comments received through the review process and input received at a session on the draft standard at the 2008 RESNET Building Performance Conference, the standard has been significantly modified.  To view comments that were received through the public comment process click here.

RESNET has posted to versions of the revised standard. To download the revised standard in track change format click on Revised Draft of RESNET National Standard for Home Energy Audits-Track Change. To download the a clean version of the revised standard click on Revised Draft of RESNET National Standard for Home Energy Audits - Clean.

Public comments on the revised draft will be accepted until April 17, 2008. At the bottom of this page is a link to an on-line form to submit your comments. At the completion of the comment period the RESNET Board will review the comments and revise the proposed standard where appropriate. The standard will then be submitted to the Amendment Revision Committee that is composed of three representatives of the rating industry and three representatives of state energy offices. The RESNET Board will then consider the recommendations of the revision committee and then vote on whether to adopt the amendments.

To comment on the draft revised standard click on Submit a Comment on the Proposed RESNET National Energy Audit Standard. To review comments submitted click on Comments Submitted on the Proposed National Home Energy Audit Standard.