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Energy Star
Certification

Energy Star certified homes provide significant benefits to builders, homeowners, and the environment.

Builders trust Energy Diagnostics' team of raters, energy modelers, and HVAC design professionals to help them achieve the efficiency thresholds required for Energy Star certification.

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Energy Star Certified Homes:
The Benchmark of Efficiency

ENERGY STAR certified homes and apartments are designed and built better from the ground up.  The ENERGY STAR label is the trusted, government-backed symbol of energy efficiency guaranteeing builders and homeowners enduring quality and proven value.

Why Pursue
Energy Star Certification?

Peace of Mind
The result of better design and construction. With the ENERGY STAR label on your new home or apartment, you can be confident that it will deliver and has been built better from the ground up.
Enduring Quality
Better systems make all the difference. A new home or apartment is a big investment, so it's important that it be designed with features built to last.
Consistent Comfort
A better way to live. From the moment you walk in the door of your ENERGY STAR certified home or apartment, you'll see, hear, and feel the difference.
Proven Value
A better investment for today and tomorrow. ENERGY STAR certified new homes and apartments offer better energy efficiency and performance.
45L Tax Credit Qualification
Homes meeting the energy efficiency thresholds outlined in the Energy Star new construction program are eligible to claim thousands of dollars in Federal tax credits through the 45L tax credit
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Why Partner With Energy Diagnostics?

Energy Diagnostics is dedicated to improving the efficiency, environmental impact, and comfort of single and multifamily residential buildings. For 30 years we have helped optimize building performance by providing energy code compliance, testing, and certification services. We draw on our experience of working on thousands of projects throughout the country to provide customized solutions for your project’s specific energy efficiency needs. Our comprehensive scope of services help building professionals ensure their project meets or exceeds energy efficiency thresholds.

Energy Star Certification Process

Initial Plan Review

  • Thorough assessment of proposed plans to determine program eligibility through energy modeling software

Preliminary Inspection

  • Pre-drywall inspection to verify components, insulation, air sealing, and building envelope features to determine any deficiencies with Energy Star checklist

Final Inspection

  • Test home's ducts, infiltration, ventilation, room pressures, static pressures. Complete all checklists

Project Certification

  • Determine certification based on testing and completion of checklists for qualification of Energy Star labeling and documentation

Energy Star Certification
Yields Significant Tax Credits For Builders

Section 45L Tax Credit for Energy Efficient New Homes has been updated and extended through 2032.

Homes acquired on or after January 1, 2023 that meet Energy Star Certification may be eligible for tax credits of $2,500 per unit. Available to builders and developers to incentive energy-efficient new construction, the 45L tax credit can provide substantial tax credits on qualifying projects.

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