OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMS
ASERusa specializes in building performance design, verification, and rating services for National Building Performance Programs. Simply put, we are trained and certified to perform verification and/or rating services for the following programs:
DOE EPA ENERGY STAR Home Program
Best Practices Energy Efficiency Program, Mandatory Guidelines by Pass/Fail, with HERS=<85.
DOE EPA Indoor airPLUS Home Program
Best Practices Indoor Air Quality Program, Mandatory Guidelines by Pass/Fail, ENERGY STAR Home Program required.
ASERusa is proud to be in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor airPLUS Program. Through this partnership, ASERusa has committed to promoting Indoor airPLUS qualified homes that provide homeowners with improved indoor air quality.
To earn the Indoor airPLUS label, a home must meet a set of strict guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for reducing poor indoor air quality. Indoor airPLUS qualified homes offer homebuyers all the features they want in a new home, plus moisture control, radon control, pest barriers, improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, combustion pollutant control, low emission materials, and third party verification.
DOE Building America Builders Challenge Home Program
Best Practices Energy and Indoor Air Quality Program, Mandatory Guidelines by Pass/Fail, with HERS=<70, ENERGY STAR Home Program required.
NAHB-GB 'Guidelines' Green Home Program
Best Practices Green Program, requiring Mandatory Points by Pass/Fail of: Lot Design, Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environment Quality, Operation & Maintenance, Global Impact.
NAHB-GB 'Standard' Green Home Program
Best Practices Green Program, following the ANSI-Approved ICC 700-2008 NGBS, requiring Mandatory Points by Pass/Fail of: Lot Design, Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environment Quality, Operation & Maintenance, Global Impact.
NAHB-GB 'Standard' with Builders Challenge, Dual Certification Program
Best Practices Green Program with Energy and Indoor Air Quality Program, requiring Mandatory Guidelines of Builders Challenge, with the Mandatory Points by Pass/Fail of the NAHB-GB "Standard" by: Lot Design, Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environment Quality, Operation & Maintenance, Global Impact.
USGBC LEED-H Green Home Program
Best Practices Green Program, requiring Mandatory Points by Pass/Fail of: Innovation & Design, Locations & Linkages, Sustainable Sites, Materials & Resources, Energy & Atmosphere, Water Efficiency, Environmental Quality, Education & Awareness.
Enterprise Green Communities Program
Affordable Housing Green Program, requiring Mandatory Points by Pass/Fail of: Integrated Design, Location and Neighborhood Fabric, Site Improvements, Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Materials Beneficial to the Environment, Healthy Living Environment, Operation and Maintenance. ENERGY STAR Home Program required.
ASERusa Retro-Fit Home Energy Audit Program
Best Practices Existing Home Energy Audit Program. This is popular with utility company energy-efficiency programs. Follows the Section-700 RESNET National Standard for Comprehensive Existing Home Energy Audits utilizing the BPI Standard for testing CAZ zones. The Level-1 Energy Audit features computer-generated reporting. Reports include Table of Retrofits, End-Use Annual Cost Savings with Simple Payback, and the HERS Index Improvement. The Level-2 and Level-3 Energy Audits add Infrared Thermography and other advanced building science processes and tools.
