ENERGY STAR Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/energy-star/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Thu, 19 May 2022 20:31:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 A Beautiful Solar Home in Utah Nears Net Zero Energy Use https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-beautiful-solar-home-in-utah-nears-net-zero-energy-use/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-beautiful-solar-home-in-utah-nears-net-zero-energy-use/#view_comments Wed, 18 Mar 2015 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=a-beautiful-solar-home-in-utah-nears-net-zero-energy-use I’m writing this on St. Patrick’s Day so let me tell you a wee bit about the O’Mearas. Kevin and Svetlana O’Meara live in a beautiful home in Utah that’s oh-so-close to being a net zero energy home. After I…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-beautiful-solar-home-in-utah-nears-net-zero-energy-use/feed/ 32 A Net Zero Energy Home in a Beautiful Green Community https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-net-zero-energy-home-in-a-beautiful-green-community/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-net-zero-energy-home-in-a-beautiful-green-community/#view_comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=a-net-zero-energy-home-in-a-beautiful-green-community I spoke at Serenbe,† a beautiful green community southwest of Atlanta, this weekend and got a chance to visit a net zero energy home while there. Built by Luis Imery, one of the home energy raters we’re a HERS provider…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-net-zero-energy-home-in-a-beautiful-green-community/feed/ 11 Is the ENERGY STAR New Homes Program Dying? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-the-energy-star-new-homes-program-dying/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-the-energy-star-new-homes-program-dying/#view_comments Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=is-the-energy-star-new-homes-program-dying Back in 2009, I attended a webinar given by Sam Rashkin, head of the ENERGY STAR new homes program at the time. (He has since left the EPA for the DOE.) He explained the changes coming in the program as…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-the-energy-star-new-homes-program-dying/feed/ 25 Georgia Power Fills the Void Left by ENERGY STAR https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/georgia-power-fills-the-void-left-by-energy-star/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/georgia-power-fills-the-void-left-by-energy-star/#view_comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=georgia-power-fills-the-void-left-by-energy-star The EarthCents program for new homes is a child of ENERGY STAR Version 3. The previous version of the ENERGY STAR new homes program was an entry level energy efficiency program; Version 3 is not. Early in the transition, I…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/georgia-power-fills-the-void-left-by-energy-star/feed/ 8 This Little Hitch Snares ENERGY STAR Homes https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/this-little-hitch-snares-energy-star-homes/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/this-little-hitch-snares-energy-star-homes/#view_comments Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=this-little-hitch-snares-energy-star-homes Let me tell you a little story about the day that Jeffrey went to test several Habitat for Humanity houses that are going for certification in the ENERGY STAR new homes program (the one in the photo here was not…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/this-little-hitch-snares-energy-star-homes/feed/ 33 Warning: Skipping This Step with New HVAC Systems Can Lead to Misery https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/warning-skipping-this-step-with-new-hvac-systems-can-lead-to-misery/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/warning-skipping-this-step-with-new-hvac-systems-can-lead-to-misery/#view_comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=warning-skipping-this-step-with-new-hvac-systems-can-lead-to-misery The typical new home gets a heating and air conditioning system that’s about two times too large. Look, I’ve  discussed oversized air conditioners many times before. Most HVAC contractors use a rule of thumb that says they should put in…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/warning-skipping-this-step-with-new-hvac-systems-can-lead-to-misery/feed/ 16 GUEST POST: An ENERGY STAR V3 Success Story in a Round House https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/guest-post-an-energy-star-v3-success-story-in-a-round-house/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/guest-post-an-energy-star-v3-success-story-in-a-round-house/#view_comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=guest-post-an-energy-star-v3-success-story-in-a-round-house Guest post by Leigha Dickens, Green Building Coordinator for Deltec Homes, who earlier this year was a student in our home energy rater class. Guest post by Leigha Dickens, Green Building Coordinator for Deltec Homes, who earlier this year was…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/guest-post-an-energy-star-v3-success-story-in-a-round-house/feed/ 2 Free Webinar from Energy Vanguard: What's This HERS Thing All About? https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/free-webinar-from-energy-vanguard-whats-this-hers-thing-all-about-2/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?newsroom=free-webinar-from-energy-vanguard-whats-this-hers-thing-all-about “HERS ratings? HERS Index? What’s this HERS thing I keep hearing about?” “HERS ratings? HERS Index? What’s this HERS thing I keep hearing about?” Whether you’ve heard about HERS, which stands for Home Energy Rating System, or not, if you…

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]]> Free Webinar from Energy Vanguard: What’s This HERS Thing All About? https://www.energyvanguard.com/newsroom/free-webinar-from-energy-vanguard-whats-this-hers-thing-all-about/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?newsroom=free-webinar-from-energy-vanguard-whats-this-hers-thing-all-about “HERS ratings? HERS Index? What’s this HERS thing I keep hearing about?” “HERS ratings? HERS Index? What’s this HERS thing I keep hearing about?” Whether you’ve heard about HERS, which stands for Home Energy Rating System, or not, if you…

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]]> Guest Post: The Elephant in the Room—HVAC for High Performance Homes https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/guest-post-the-elephant-in-the-room-hvac-for-high-performance-homes/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/guest-post-the-elephant-in-the-room-hvac-for-high-performance-homes/#view_comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=guest-post-the-elephant-in-the-room-hvac-for-high-performance-homes The ENERGY STAR New Homes program deserves much of the credit for bringing high performance to the mass market. Aside from a widely recognized and respected brand, ENERGY STAR accomplished that which previously eluded industry pioneers: it created a uniform…

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