EnerGuide Rating Service for New Homes
Anyone can claim that a house is energy efficient, but an EnerGuide rating label proves how efficient it is with a third party verification process.
Book an EnerGuide Rating for Your New Home
To get started, contact us at 1-866-381-9995 for a free quote for service.
Once we have the plans for your project, your energy advisor will create an energy model of your house and send a written report and provide a phone consultation with the estimated EnerGuide rating and energy efficiency upgrade options you can implement and/or offer to your buyer.
After construction, your advisor performs a site visit to test the air sealing and verify the efficiencies of the mechanical systems and other features, and then issues an EnerGuide rating label and an evaluation report to provide to the home buyer.
Benefits of EnerGuide Ratings
An EnerGuide Rating can be used:
- to access financial incentives
- to obtain a building permit in the City of Vancouver (required)
- for the Built Green program
- as a foundation for the ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Initiative in Canada
Demand for energy efficiency is growing. Research in Ontario has shown that:
- 88% of new home buyers value energy efficiency,
- 70% of new home buyers choose energy efficiency upgrade options when they are offered by the builder, and
- the #1 reason people do not consider energy efficiency upgrades in their new homes purchase is that the builder did not explain the benefits.
What is an EnerGuide Rating?
As of April 1st, the EnerGuide Rating System is changing in B.C. View a new sample label, and please contact us with any questions.
To get started, contact us at 1-866-381-9995 or by.
EnerGuide is an official mark of Natural Resources Canada.
The ENERGY STAR® mark is administered and promoted in Canada by Natural Resources Canada. Used with permission.
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