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Home Performance Policy

Breakout 6

Technical Considerations for Residential Energy Modeling: Home Energy Score

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  
Location: B231-233 (Level 2)
CE: 1.5
CEU Type(s): BSI, INTERNACHI, NARI, RESNET
The Home Energy Score is a powerful and well respected signal in the marketplace to help market actors understand, communicate, and value energy efficiency. Join this session and hear from those who design, develop and operate the Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score tool for an exploration of the latest updates, feature improvements and integration with other data-collection software tools. The Home Energy Score tool’s capabilities have expanded beyond single family homes to include support for the assessment of multifamily residences and manufactured housing.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this session, attendees will:
  • Learn about recent enhancements to the Home Energy Score tool and ongoing efforts to incorporate feature improvements and support for additional housing types
  • Hear about how upgrades to the tool have helped expand energy upgrade choices and operating cost-reduction opportunities
  • Discuss future opportunities to expand the Score with the staff leading the effort