As described in a past post, the City of Berkeley’s new Building Energy Savings Ordinance is connecting greater transparency and disclosure on the value of energy efficiency to drive a market response – and is deploying the Home Energy Score scoring developed by the U.S. Department of Energy to do so.
Local governments interested in promoting the use of Home Energy Score (which can be done with or without an ordinance or energy requirement) have a number of resources at their disposal to connect residents, inspectors, and building and real estate professionals with the Score tool. Click below for: