The Elgin, Illinois newspaper The Courier News carried a news feature “Building In Energy Efficiency” recently on the HERS® Index Score the explains how buyers of new homes can use the HERS® Index Score to compare home energy performance. The story quotes Lantz Rakow a certified RESNET HERS® Rater, “builders are using HERS® scores to compete with the foreclosure and older home market,” he said, adding it’s not so much the initial cost of a home that’s important, but the long-term costs of running it.” To download the story click on http://couriernews.suntimes.com/business/15583456-420/building-in-energy-efficiency.html
