What if my project requires EPA, HERS, LEED Certified, Energy Star and/or Energy Smart?
Each of these programs has different requirements and cannot be grouped together. In almost all cases they are referring to the energy calculations and rating the entire building including construction materials, heating and cooling equipment among other factors. In short, the residential heating and cooling load calculations generated by Savoy Engineering Group are required to submit and gain approval for most of these programs depending on the specific requirements. WrightSoft Universal links directly to ResCheck and Rem/Rate which is the leading HERS rating product on the market. The certified calculations Savoy Engineering Group supplies are a required step to gain any of these certifications. Doesn’t EPA require you to be HERS certified for green projects? EPA guidelines stipulate the “what” not the “who” on right-sizing calculations. HERS raters just check that the calculations have been performed by a certified software program and that the EPA specified set points and air-tight
Each of these green programs has different requirements and cannot be grouped together. In almost all cases they are referring to the energy calculations and rating the entire building including construction materials, heating and cooling equipment among other factors. In short, the residential heating and cooling load calculations generated by Savoy Engineering Group are required to submit and gain approval for most of these programs depending on the specific requirements. WrightSoft Universal links directly to ResCheck and Rem/Rate which is the leading HERS rating product on the market. The certified calculations Savoy Engineering Group supplies are a required step to gain any of these certifications.
