P&P 2 - Energy Performance Scoring of Existing Homes & Households

Wednesday, February 04, 2009  ·  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

What are the issues of auditing, calculating, and reporting a home’s energy performance? Which metrics point us in the right direction? A pilot of the Energy Performance Score (EPS) has been conducted in Portland, Oregon to create an MPG-type score for energy use and carbon emissions of new and existing homes. The Thousand Home Challenge is striving for deep energy reductions including behavioral choices. Hear about the challenges and discoveries.

By attending this session, participants will

1. Recognize the potential value and limitations of an accurate energy performance scoring system for existing homes
2. Learn why there’s no perfect scoring system and how issues such as house size and fuel choices create a minefield
3. Be able to identify the difference between scoring a home and scoring a household

Keyword(s): auditing, carbon emissions, energy performance, EPS, metrics, modeling, Portland, scoring, Thousand Home Challenge
Type: 90-Minute Breakout
Track: Policy & Program Issues
CEU: American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)   Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)   National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI)   National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)  

Course Presenter(s):

• Michael Blasnik
• Eric Storm

Course Document(s):

• P&P2_Blasnik
• P&P2_Storm_handout
• P&P2_Storm_presentation