RESNET PROPOSES AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3 TO ADOPT ANSI/RESNET 301-2014 “STANDARD FOR THE CALCULATION AND LEABELING OF THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS USING THE HERS® INDEX”

RESNET initiated a project in 2012 to redevelop essential technical requirements of the Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating System standard, Chapter 3 in a form that would be approved by ANSI as an American National Standard. The project produced the recently approved ANSI/RESNET 301-2014, Standard for the Calculation and Labeling of the Energy Performance of Low-Rise Residential Buildings using the HERS® Index. In keeping with its intent RESNET will amend Chapter 3 of the Mortgage Industry National HERS® standard to adopt the American National Standard ANSI/RESNET 301-2014 together with criteria essential to its implementation within the RESNET system.

This proposed amendment is undergoing the RESNET standard amendment public review and comment process. Interested parties are encouraged to comment on the proposed amendment. Public comments on the proposed amendment will be accepted until Monday, May 5, 2014.

To submit your comments click on RESNET Amendment Comment Online Form. Comments are posted real time and you will be able to review comments that were submitted by clicking on Comments Submitted on Proposed Chapter 3 Amendment Adopting ANSI/RESNET 301-2014.

To download the amendment, click on Amendment of Chapter 3 to adopt the new standard ANSI/RESNET 301-2014.

Only comments made through the online system will be accepted.

After the comment period, the RESNET Standard Development Committee 300 will consider and document each of the comments submitted and make appropriate changes. The revised proposed amendments then will be submitted to the RESNET Standards Management Board for adoption.