The provisions of the
RESNET standard are intended to define a framework for a home energy audit process. An accredited provider or a program may apply this standard to improve the energy performance of existing homes through uniform, comprehensive home energy audits for existing residential buildings. This standard is intended to result in investments by building owners that produce the following outcomes:
• Increase the energy efficiency of homes;
• Increase the comfort of homes;
• Increase the durability of homes;
• Ensure that energy improvement recommendations are portrayed with reasonable and consistent projections of energy savings;
• Reduce the risk that energy improvement recommendations will contribute to health, safety, or building durability problems; and
• Reduce waste and pollution, protecting the environment.
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