ENERGY STAR Certification
To earn an ENERGY STAR label, a new home must undergo a complete energy rating with performance testing. At EDGE Energy, we help architects and builders earn the ENERGY STAR label by providing air sealing, house insulation services and home rating (HERS) services to qualify new and existing homes for the ENERGY STAR label. Contact us to discover how you can benefit from our ENERGY STAR certification services, which are outlined below.
How We’ll Help You Earn the ENERGY STAR Label:
Our EDGE experts help builders throughout the construction process for a new home by assisting with any of the following services:
- Performing a plan review of blue prints
- Staff training
- Suggesting design changes
- Duct leakage testing
- We use smoke at rough-in to mark leaks
- Blower door testing – building envelope
- Strategic home foam insulation to reduce air changes per hour (ACH)
- Insulation services
- Thermal Bypass Checklist (TBC)
- This MUST be done before drywall
- Missing this inspection means you CANNOT earn the ENERGY STAR label
- Submitting ratings to provider and ENERGY STAR
- Listing builders on the ENERGY STAR website
- Supplying ENERGY STAR marketing materials to clients
- Earning tax credits for homes 50% better than the reference home
To learn more about our ENERGY STAR certification services, simply contact us to speak with an EDGE Energy expert.
