EPA announces new buildings qualify for Energy Star

by Jonathan McGaha | August 30, 2011 12:00 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that nw multifamily high-rise residential buildings are now eligiable to qualify as Energy Star.

To qualify for Energy Star, new or substantially rehabilitated multifamily high-rise buildings must meet energy-efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and be designed to be at least 15 percent more energy-efficient than buildings that meet the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers energy use standard. Qualified buildings feature a combination of energy-efficient improvements including:

• Effective insulation systems
• Properly sized heating and cooling equipment
• Tight construction and ducts
• Energy Star qualified lighting and appliances
• High-performance windows

An independently licensed professional engineer or architect is required to verify that the program’s requirements are met through on-site testing and inspections conducted throughout the construction process. In the past, only single family homes and units in low-rise multifamily buildings were eligible to earn the Energy Star.

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