Could your home make the grade? Governor seeks to mandate energy-efficiency scores Written by Jon Chesto, bostonglobe.com, April 3, 2018 Homeowners could soon have a new reason to button their homes up tight: a bad grade on an energy-efficiency report card. Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday filed legislation to require a home energy rating to … Read more
Amada Gassé, ERS, for Zondits At the end of June, the Massachusetts State Senate voted to pass a bill that will require home energy audits before a home, condominium, or apartment building under five units can be listed for sale. The bill will also require homeowners to disclose the results of the home energy audit … Read more
Gita Subramony for Zondits, July 9, 2015. Image credit: moerschy Connecticut recently introduced a new energy labeling program for homes. Using the US Department of Energy’s program, the Constitution State will employ an energy scorecard to help home buyers and owners evaluate homes based on efficiency. The state hopes to have this data accessible through real … Read more