Home Appraisals to Include HERS Scores

A new partnership between the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and the Appraisal Institute plans to include Home Energy Rating System (HERS) scores in appraisals. This will allow consumers to better gauge a home’s energy efficiency. Builders may also be more encouraged to add high-performance features. In this partnership, RESNET’s database of HERS-rated homes will…