Optimizing Your ENERGY STAR Quality Assurance
RESNET recently reported common mistakes in ENERGY STAR Quality Assurance (QA) findings and how to avoid them. To receive ENERGY STAR verification on a new home, you must submit many documents, photos and modeling details for the specific project.
Common mistakes include incomplete or missing checklists or checklists not matching the specific home, required photos and incomplete software library entries.
To ensure smooth ENERGY STAR Quality Assurance verification, careful review of the submission is recommended.
“Before submitting an ENERGY STAR rating file, review the checklist, required photos, and software inputs,” said the RESNET technical support team. “The documentation should tell a consistent story: the checklist should match the home, the photos should support the verified items, and the software file should reflect the installed conditions. Taking time to review these items before submission can prevent many common QA findings.?”
