Portland Suspends Home Energy Score Enforcement – But Only Until May 1st
Portland made history in 2018 when it made Home Energy Scores mandatory for all homes going on the market. And as we passed the three year anniversary of this mandate …
What is a Home Energy Score? Essential 2021 Update
What is the Home Energy Score? “Home energy scores are a market-based solution for conveying previously unknown but critical information to both buyers and sellers of homes,” reads the City …
92% of Home Sellers in Portland got a Home Energy Score Report
January 1st, 2021 will be the three-year anniversary of the City of Portland’s Home Energy Score policy. Twenty-thousand Home Energy Scores have been completed, resulting in some surprising new data …
Natural Gas and Home Energy Scores
When you think of your home’s energy consumption, you probably think of electricity first. But for many Portland homes, natural gas is also part of the picture. The Home Energy …
Mandatory Home Energy Scores – Milwaukie, Oregon
The city of Milwaukie in Oregon is mandating home energy scores that fall within its boundaries starting tomorrow, Oct. 1st. 2020. This mandate for energy scores will cover most homes …
Portland Indoor Air Quality and the Home Energy Score
Most of us don’t think too much about air quality inside the home. But Portland summers come with a good amount of outdoor air pollution from wildfire smoke, increased traffic …
5 Things To Do Before a Home Energy Score
To obtain the required Home Energy Score assessment in Portland, you really only need to do one thing: Make the appointment. However, our customers do ask us how they can …
What is a Home Energy Score Report?
You scheduled online or made the phone call. A Home Energy Score Assessor came to your Portland home and did the assessment. Then they handed you a piece of paper, …
Guide to Choose a Home Energy Score Provider
We know there are a lot of choices out there for getting a Home Energy Score in Portland in 2020. When this program was first enacted in 2018, almost a …
Portland Home Energy Ratings and Certification Guide
Buying a new home? You may be wondering what the different energy efficiency ratings and certifications mean. From EPS to LEED to HES, there are enough acronyms out there to …