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Home Energy Ratings
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Green
Built Green Colorado is one of
oldest and largest green home building programs in the nation. A
voluntary industry-driven program of the Home Builders Association of
Metro Denver offered to builders across the state, the purpose of Built
Green Colorado is to encourage home builders to use technologies,
products and practices that result in homes that are better built and
better for the environment. | | |  | Boulder County Build
Smart
Boulder County’s new
residential green building code, Build Smart, is a green building
program that sets requirements and recommendations for improving energy
efficiency, conserving water and resources and reducing waste generated
by new residential construction and additions. All new building and
additions will need to consider deconstruction, waste reduction and
recycling, energy and carbon emissions, renewable energy offsets for
outdoor energy uses, water conservation, and indoor air
quality. | | |  | Green Points, City of
Boulder
The city of Boulder’s new
green building code, Green Points, adopts building code requirements
for commercial and residential construction and additions.
These include tiered, above-code energy efficiency requirements
(between 15 to 50 percent, depending on the size of the addition), air
sealing requirements, and criteria for determining when the scale of an
addition warrants the same energy efficiency compliance as new
construction. | | |  | RESNET (Residential
Energy Services Network)
RESNET
(Residential Energy Services Network) is a California based,
not-for-profit that has developed the HERS rating. The IRS, Energy
Star, and the Department of Energy Building America program recognize
their programs. Developed by RESNET to provide a standard measure for
home efficiency. This system has been adopted by Energy Star, and in
some states/cities is used as a mortgage-lending
tool. | | |  | Energy
Star
An ENERGY STAR qualified home
uses at least 15% less energy than standard homes built to the 2004
International Residential Code (IRC). They usually include properly
installed insulation, high performance windows, tight construction and
ducts, energy efficient cooling and heating systems, and ENERGY STAR
appliances, lighting, and water heaters.
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