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Green-o-meter
Watch our Green-o-meter grow, as we climb toward our goal of having 2,500 Calgary homes evaluated using the EnerGuide rating system.
EnerGuide Explained
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Address
Identifies the house to which the rating applies.
Energy Efficiency Rating
Allows comparison of energy performance between houses of the same size. The more efficient the house, the higher the rating number.
Scale
The low end of the scale represents a house that is built to minimum building code standards.
100 represents a house that is very well insulated, airtight, sufficiently ventilated and that requires no purchased energy (such as a solar powered home.)
Estimated Annual Energy Consumption for the House Under Stantdard Operating Conditions
Allows comparison of the energy consumption of the house to similar houses, and helps esitmate energy costs.
File Number
Official EnerGuide number assigned to homes that have been evaluated.
Evaluated By
Name and telephone number of the EnerGuide service organization.
Date
The date that the energy efficency evaluation was conducted.
It's easy being green!
The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB®)'s Go Green Challenge is a 12-month pilot program, running through June 2011, designed to get REALTORS®, consumers, and corporate partners working together to reduce the ecological impacts of Calgary homes. The program introduces new energy rating and rating date fields to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) System that identify a home's energy efficiency based on the EnerGuide rating system. EnerGuide for Houses is a Canadian program developed by the Office of Energy Efficiency of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). EnerGuide includes a house energy evaluation, including tests to find air leakage and the energy efficiency of its heating.
How the Go Green Challenge will benefit you
The Go Green Challenge pilot program will help sellers market the energy efficiency of their homes. It can also help a seller demonstrate how renovations and upgrades have improved a home's energy efficiency. This can be an important selling feature for many buyers. In fact, a recent Canadian survey found that three out of every four homebuyers are willing to pay a premium for a home that includes environmentally friendly features, and most cite future energy cost savings and improved resale value as reasons to invest in a home with these features. As the number of homes included in the program grows, REALTORS® will be able to search for homes with an EnergGuide rating and provide potential buyers with a custom report of the energy-efficient features of a home.
How you can get involved
Learn more about how you can join the challenge by clicking the appropriate link or the buttons above.
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