What Builders Need to Know About the New Requirements Published August 30, 2024 The Ever-Changing World of Energy Compliance One of the challenges for builders in energy compliance is keeping track of the never-ending changes in code, programs, and rebates. As soon as you adapt to the 2021 IECC, here comes the 2024 IECC. Once you understand how to get … Read More
How Skilled HERS Raters Enhance Quality, Compliance, and Sustainability in Construction Published August 30, 2024 More Than Just Energy Ratings Though we’ve been around for quite a while now, HERS® Raters are still a pretty new part of the construction ecosystem. As such, many people don’t really know or understand what we do. Here’s a list, possibly not comprehensive of … Read More
Balancing Innovation and Operational Excellence in Today’s Changing Industry Published June 27, 2024 Heat Pump Summit It’s clear that as our industry evolves rapidly, there are still things that must be done to ensure optimal performance that have nothing to do with exciting new technologies.Heat Pump Water Heaters A portion of the Heat Pump Summit was dedicated to Heat Pump … Read More
Denver’s new energy code aims for residential electrification to meet 2030 climate goals, posing challenges in solar installation compliance. Published May 16, 2024 Challenges and Opportunities Denver recently enacted a new energy code for all new residential construction. The jurisdiction is pushing hard for electrification, which is critical to meeting our 2030 climate goals. The city is now at the … Read More
From multi-million dollar slopeside houses and retirement living facilities to affordable housing, our partners are leading the way in energy-efficient, sustainable building. Published January 30, 2024 Equipping Our Partners EnergyLogic provides services for numerous projects across Colorado that run the gamut of meeting the basic energy building codes to consulting on hyper-efficient and sustainable buildings. Our team offers expertise and … Read More
RESNET introduces a carbon rating index for assessing operational carbon emissions in residential construction. Published January 29, 2024 Collaboration Is Key As part of RESNET’s ongoing efforts to help drive new home construction to net zero energy homes, RESNET has developed the CO2e Rating Index along with support and cooperation from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Consortium for … Read More
Energy raters and experts from across the country gather for EnergyLogic’s annual unconference. Published October 30, 2023 Energy Geeks Unite! Like many professions, HERS Raters and RFIs have continuing education requirements. To take care of our requirements for all of our people, we annually have what we call RaterFest. Yes, we are geeks. It is a very efficient way to … Read More
New materials and methods make high performance construction easier and more cost effective for builders. Published August 31, 2023 An Old Dog with New Tricks Panelized construction has been an available solution to speed up construction and provide increased quality control for above grade walls for decades. But, newer solutions are bringing panelized construction to basements and crawlspaces. Epitome Foundation … Read More
It’s NEW! IMPROVED! LIFE-CHANGING! … really!? Published August 31, 2023 Switching Gears We were going to do a piece on new technologies and materials for this newsletter, but we decided instead to say a little bit about how we view and evaluate such things. Good HERS® Raters, like good builders, are always on the lookout for new products. We come … Read More
EnergyLogic has added Field Operations Area Managers for Improved Quality and Consistency. Published January 31, 2023 Leading the Way EnergyLogic inspects over 5000 houses per year, verifying numerous codes and programs. With each jurisdiction adopting and amending different energy codes combined with tracking ENERGY STAR, Indoor airPLUS, Zero Energy Ready, detached, attached, prescriptive, performance, etc., it can be overwhelming to … Read More
