So you can have the peace of mind, your new home has been designed and built to standards well above other homes in the market today. Being fully Energy Star Certified gives you the peace of mind that your home has undergone a better process for inspections, testing, and verification to ensure that it exceeds the industry standard. There will be no mistaking the difference this certification makes in the comfort of your new home and savings to your energy bills.
Homes using the Home Energy Rating System (HERS)Index are 50% more energy efficient than typical new homes, and even more when compared to most resale homes on the market today.
Much like MPG indicates the fuel efficiency of an automobile, a home energy rating indicates the energy efficiency of a home. The HERS Index is a scoring system established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and provides a means to compare the relative energy efficiency of different homes.
The lower the HERS Index, the lower your energy consumption and the lower your energy bills will be.
Purchasing a new home is a big investment, so it's important to be sure that it's built to last. Simmons Homes has an excellent rating with RESNET with a HERS average score of 52, building our homes to include value-adding energy efficiency features, and a combination of materials and equipment that will deliver better performance.
Better energy efficiency and performance means lower utility and maintenance costs. Compared to standard homes, Simmons' RESNET HERS Rated homes use substantially less energy for heating, cooling, and water heating, delivering hundreds of dollars in annual savings. Over the average 7 to 8 years you may live in your home, this adds up to thousands of dollars saved on utility bills. Plus, we design our homes with durability and optimum performance in mind, meaning additional savings on maintenance can also be substantial.
Did you know that your home can be a greater source of pollution than your car? In fact, 16 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are generated from the energy used in houses nationwide. Energy used in our homes often comes from the burning of fossil fuels at power plants, which contributes to smog, acid rain, and global warming. Simply put, the less energy we use in our homes, the less air pollution we generate.
Behind each blue RESNET label is a home that is independently certified to use less energy and cause fewer of the emissions that contribute to climate change. Today, the HERS Rating is a widely recognized measurable scale for energy efficiency in the world, helping families and businesses save $300 billion on utility bills, while reducing carbon pollution by two billion metric tons.
Each ENERGY EFFICIENT home reduces greenhouse gasses (GHG) by 3,700 libs. per year compared to a typical home.
This is the equivalent to the GHG emissions absorbed by planting 43 trees.
