The EPA recently proposed sweeping changes to their Energy * program to the Partners (home builders) in their program. EPA did allow comments from their Partner home builders. Under Quality Assurance, Training and Brand Integrity the following caught my eye:
"Respondents expressed concern that lax oversight has resulted in an increasing quantity of homes earning the ENERGY STAR without meeting the guidelines."
"Respondents requested that EPA both work with RESNET to improve its oversight role and also develop a more robust level of oversight that is independent of RESNET and involved TRUE third-party random inspections."
This means that even Energy * Partner/Home builders know that cheating is taking place on a large scale.
FRAUD IS RAMPANT, INSPECTIONS ARE LAX, BUILDERS ARE RECEIVING $2,000 TAX CREDITS BY PAYING OFF INSPECTORS!!!
AND THE EPA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS!
When buying a home, don't depend on a label or brand.
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Bruce
ReplyDeleteIn addition to new building we are seeing a serious number of energy saving scam products being promoted. It is only a question of when these bogus technologies are included in new buildings.
You can see a list of these at http://open4energy.com
This is kind of ridiculous. It just goes to show that you need to know who you are dealing with and should only do business with reputable dealers, even if you are just buying a power saver.
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