What Is the EnerGuide Rating Service?
The EnerGuide rating service starts with an analysis of the house plans by a Certified Energy Advisor. Some builders prefer to carry out this analysis with their own staff. The Certified Energy Advisor will recommend energy-saving upgrades and work with you to define cost-effective options. You will then estimate the cost of the upgrade work, with a price for the various upgrades.
After building is complete, an energy advisor of Energuide rated homes (a third-party contractor, not one of your employees) will verify that the energy upgrades recommended in the plans have been incorporated into the built house. The Certified Energy Advisor will also perform a blower door test. After this data has been collected, you will receive an EnerGuide rating label and report to give to your customer.
Contact BuyWise Consultanting, to find out how you can become a builder of EnerGuide rated homes.
How Energy Efficient Is My
ENERGY STAR Qualified Home?
Builders and homeowners can determine the efficiency of an ENERGY STAR qualified house with an EnerGuide rating label. The label is affixed to the home’s electrical panel by Certified Energy Advisors after they conduct tests to rate the home’s energy efficiency. These energy advisors also prepare a report for the homeowner, which outlines the home’s level of energy efficiency.
What’s the difference between
ENERGY STAR and the EnerGuide Rating System?
- The ENERGY STAR for New Homes label is placed on ENERGY STAR qualified homes to indicate that these homes meet the ENERGY STAR for New Homes technical specifications.
- The EnerGuide rating system enables Certified Energy Advisors to determine the energy efficiency of a new home and affix an EnerGuide rating label to the home’s electrical panel. This label helps homeowners understand how their home’s energy efficiency compares with others and estimate how much energy they will use. An EnerGuide rating label on an ENERGY STAR labelled home tells homeowners what the specific energy rating is for their home.
ENERGY STAR and
EnerGuide – A Winning Team!
In addition to an ENERGY STAR for New Homes label and certificate, an ENERGY STAR qualified new home can receive an energy rating label – the EnerGuide rating label– to compare and rate the energy consumption of the home. Only builders that have a license agreement with NRCan for both programs are allowed to have a Certified Energy Advisor label their houses under these programs.
To determine the home’s energy rating (on a scale from 65 to 100), a BuyWise trained Certified Energy Advisor enters the house and conducts an energy evaluation. After this is complete, the energy advisor provides an EnerGuide rating label and a homeowner report that outline the home’s level of energy efficiency.
