Working with Builders to Improve Energy Efficiency in Homes and Buildings!

AppleBlossom Insulators joined with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman as part of a new national energy-saving initiated the U.S. Department of Energy's Builders Challenge.

"For AppleBlossom Insulators, building high-performance homes has been a core business model since day one," said John Meeks. "We welcome this voluntary initiative for builders, and look forward to working with DOE to build consumer awareness of the benefits for buying highly energy efficient homes."

The EnergySmart Home Scale, or E-Scale, serves as a tool for marketing energy-efficient homes. Consumer interest has been increasing in the top energy-performing homes, and now there is a tool that clearly allows builders to differentiate their products in the marketplace.

"AppleBlossom Insulators believes it is possible to build new homes that are more efficient than code by 30 percent or better at little or no net cost," continued John Meeks. "Achieving these efficiencies does require progressive design and installation techniques that go beyond standard industry practice, but the competitive advantage of these homes with their high quality means faster sales. And, we believe this kind of high-performance building is the right thing for our nation, our natural environment, and our customers."

The Builders Challenge encourages U.S. home builders to adopt the E-Scale on a voluntary basis, and also to utilize best practices for home design and construction. The initiative seeks to accelerate use of successful whole-house design and construction practices that have been developed and verified through DOE research in its Building America program.

Builder's Challenge Resources

• Details about The Builder's Challenge
• Bragging Rights
• Buyer Focused Information
• House Proud
• Wear it Proudly

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Apple Blossom is fully accredited by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET).

RESNET Ratings provides a relative energy use index called the HERS® Index - a HERS Index of 100 represents the energy use of the "American Standard Building" and an Index of 0 (zero) indicates that the Proposed Building uses no net purchased energy (a Zero Energy Building). A set of rater recommendations for cost-effective improvements that can be achieved by the Rated Building is also produced... More about HERS