Research and Reports

Understanding high performance windows, comparing window energy efficiencies, performance ratings, tax credits and more

Presented by Tim Woolf of Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. at the NARUC Summer Meetings Energy Efficiency Cost-Effectiveness Breakfast.

The National Home Performance Council's new report, Measure it Right: Best Practices in the Selection and Implementation of Cost-Effectiveness Tests, provides several recommendations to address the inconsistencies found when implementing cost-effectiveness tests.

On May 31st, the National Home Performance Council submitted comments and recommendations in response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to revise the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (HPwES) program, as detailed in the document “The Evolution Continues” presented at the ACI National Conference in March 2012 and in subsequent webinars and supporting documentation.

Presented by Robin LeBaron at the 2012 ACI National Conference.

A joint report written by NHPC and the Association of Energy & Environmental Real Estate Professionals (AEEREP) that encourages states and stakeholders to revise Multiple Listing Services (MLS) to incorporate searchable data fields that capture verified data regarding a home’s performance with respect to energy consumption and environmental impact. The report describes the stakes and stakeholders involved in greening the MLS system issues, analyzes the challenges involved, and summarizes what the green building stakeholder community can learn from Collaborative Green MLS Enhancement Model.

The National Home Performance Council's report on improving cost-effectiveness tests using the PACT, best practices for the TRC, and more.

Kara Saul Rinaldi's (Executive Director, NHPC) presentation at NASEO's annual building committee meeting at San Antonio, TX. Cost Effectiveness Testing, Valuing Home Energy Efficiency

An overview of the universe of whole-home energy efficiency retrofit programs in the U.S. The study provides information on 126 programs across the U.S. that promote a whole-home approach to residential energy efficiency through subsidies, technical assistance and other resources, and provides basic data about a number of key program characteristics.

The National Home Performance Council (NHPC) submitted Post-Workshop Reply Comments on Demand-Side Cost-Effectiveness Issues to Rulemaking 09-11-014 to Examine the Commission’s Post-2008 Energy Efficiency Policies, Programs, Evaluation, and Measurement and Verification. NHPC was granted Party Status to these proceedings and is urging California to institute best practices in revising the implementation protocols for it cost-effectiveness testing.