You are here
Tools and Resources
A New Day for Building ENERGY STAR
With the advent of HVAC grading, ENERGY STAR offers unprecedented value for builders and owners alike. Listen to this session, presented on September 30, 2021, to get a fresh perspective on the seven essential features that certification adds above and beyond a good energy rating and learn about new resources for convincing builders to join or rejoin the program.
Certified New Homes 'Better is Better' Infographic
An infographic highlighting the main features and associated benefits of an ENERGY STAR certified home. Add the entire infographic to your organization's web site or, download and use individual sections of the infographic.
Certified New Homes - Heating and Cooling System Fact Sheet
This two-page, consumer-focused fact sheet describes the complete heating, ventilating and cooling system (HVAC) that is installed in every ENERGY STAR certified home. This complete HVAC system is designed and installed to optimize performance, lower utility bills, keep you more comfortable, and provide better moisture control, better indoor air quality, and quieter operation. During design and construction, ENERGY STAR builder partners must meet all of the requirements of EPA’s comprehensive HVAC Quality Installation inspections and work with trained and credentialed HVAC professionals.
Complete Water Management System Fact Sheet - ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes
This two-page, consumer-focused fact sheet describes the comprehensive package of water management practices and materials that help to protect an ENERGY STAR certified home from water damage and reduce the risk of indoor air quality problems. During construction, ENERGY STAR builder partners must meet EPA’s comprehensive water management requirements to prevent rain and moisture from building up in living areas, attics, basements, crawlspaces, or behind walls.
DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes and the Year Ahead
“Zero Energy Ready Homes” have grown from a niche product unfamiliar to many, to a standard offering in the marketplace found in stretch codes, utility programs, and affordable housing programs. But we’re still in the early stages of the journey to zero. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes program is moving to Version 2 in 2022, which will incorporate more proven innovations and establish ZERH as the stepping off point for future zero emissions homes. At the same time, Zero Energy Ready Homes have truly reached a tipping point with major commitments from large production builders, affordable housing developers, and military housing projects. Finally, the program is launching the ZERH-Multifamily spec to serve as the next step for Energy Star Multifamily New Construction builders. Listen to this session to learn more about these exciting program advancements and share your input and questions.
Deep Dive: Technical Details of the ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction Program
This advanced-level webinar, presented on March 5, 2020, is geared toward ENERGY STAR stakeholders that have already attended our prior introductory level webinars about the ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction (MFNC) program and are already familiar with building eligibility, participant requirements, program documents, transition timeline, and overall certification process. This webinar provides in-depth details on Revision 01 highlights, details of the Rater checklists, not covered in Rater training, specific requirements in the HVAC Functional Testing Checklist, sampling in common spaces, using the Multifamily Workbook. Contact the ENERGY STAR team to receive a recorded copy of the webinar.
Dollars and Sense: Modeling Cost Savings in ENERGY STAR homes
Watch this webinar, presented on September 29, 2016, to gain tips for modeling ENERGY STAR homes cost-effectively and to offer greater cost-savings to your builder clients. Contact the ENERGY STAR team to receive a recorded copy of the webinar.
ENERGY STAR + HVAC Grading
Ever since the launch of Version 3 in 2010, the HVAC design and commissioning requirements have been the biggest hurdle between a standard HERS rating and an ENERGY STAR certified home. Taking all the lessons learned, EPA, RESNET, and ACCA are finishing work on a new HVAC grading standard that will integrate many of these requirements into the HERS rating process. This webinar, presented on August 26, 2020, provides an overview of the standard, how it will be integrated into the ENERGY STAR program, and a status update on when it can be used. Contact the ENERGY STAR team to receive a recorded copy of the webinar.
ENERGY STAR Certified Homes - Better is Better Booklet
Use this 16-page, four-color, consumer-focused brochure to tell homebuyers about the features and benefits of purchasing and owning an ENERGY STAR certified new home. Order free copies or, if you are an ENERGY STAR partner, co-brand a trifold version of the brochure via your My ENERGY STAR Account (MESA).
ENERGY STAR Certified Homes - Roll Up Exhibit Banners
Add your company logo to co-brand three, stand-alone banners that promote ENERGY STAR certified homes to consumers, HVAC contractors, and home builders. The banner templates are only available to partners from their My ENERGY STAR Account (MESA).
Browse tools and resources by:
Resource Type:
- Energy Rating Tool (2)
- Homes Online Submission Tool (HOST) (1)
- MESA (5)
- Multifamily High Rise (MFHR) Certified Building Map (1)
- Outreach/Marketing (22)
- Partner Locator (2)
- Partner Program Requirements (4)
- Technical Bulletin (6)
- Technical Requirements/Policy Record (14)
- Training/Education (33)
- Webinar (31)
Program Area:
Audience:
- Architects & Designers (31)
- Builders (55)
- Community Developers (28)
- Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Contractors (29)
- Home Appraisers (17)
- Home Builder Associations (20)
- Home Buyers (18)
- (clear filter) Home Energy Providers/Raters
- Lenders (15)
- Local Governments (20)
- Raters (56)
- Real Estate Agents (19)
- Renters (16)
- Utilities/Program Sponsors (33)
