Program Operations

Aligning Energy Performance Predictions - Harmonizing Home Energy Modeling

Moderator(s)

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  Ed Carley

  Senior Program Manager
  National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
  Arlington, Virginia

Panelist(s)

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  Noel Merket

  Research Engineer
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  Golden, Colorado
• 

  Cy Kilbourn

  Director of Engineering
  Ekotrope
  Boston, Massachusetts
• 

  Madeline Salzman

  Program Manager, Home Energy Score
  U.S. Department of Energy
  Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Each year, more homes get energy labels such as Energy Rating Index (ERI) or Home Energy Scores. But are the metrics on these labels currently comparable? Can a buyer easily compare the expected energy use between homes with different energy labels? The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) are working to make sure you can. Come to this session to hear what their research has uncovered about differences between modeling engines, and how they are working with software providers and energy labeling programs to offer a solution. Questions on how to maintain information comparability going forward will also be discussed.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about existing market barriers to energy information disclosure
• Understand who state and local policies can improve consistency in energy information
• Learn about steps being taken to create consistency between the two primary energy rating systems on the market- Energy Rating Index and Home Energy Score