Columbia Gas of Ohio and AEP OHIO are undertaking a campaign to promote the construction of high energy performance homes through the HERS® Index. The program “Efficiency Crafted” is based on the HERS® Index. The effort includes incentives to builders to build high performance homes that are calculated from the HERS® modeling. The program is also using the RESNET multifamily rating guidelines for multifamily projects. The Ohio utilities are also undertaking a marketing campaign aimed at supporting builder efforts to explain and promote their scores. To down load the consumer brochure on the HERS® Index go to Columbia Gas of Ohio – AEP Ohio HERS® Index Consumer Brochure The Ohio utilities report that the average HERS® Index Score of homes participating in the Efficiency Crafted program is 60. For more information on the program go to http://efficiencycraftedhomes.com/#about
