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Home Energy Score Documentation

Contents:

  • Methodology
    • Background
      • Purpose, Goal, Audience
      • Historical Context
      • Asset vs. Operational
    • Scoring Methodology
      • How Are Homes Scored?
      • Recommendations
      • Models
      • User Inputs
      • API Access
  • API Documentation
  • Input/Output Reference
    • Outputs
  • HPXML to Home Energy Score Translator
    • Introduction
    • Usage Instructions
    • Translation Assumptions
      • Address and Requesting a New Session
      • Home Performance with Energy Star
      • About
      • Roof and Attic
      • Foundation Insulation
      • Walls
      • Windows and Skylights
      • HVAC Systems
        • Heating
        • Cooling
        • HVAC Distribution
      • Domestic Hot Water
      • Generation
    • Changelogs
      • v2023.05.0 to v2024.09.0
      • v7.0 to v2023.05.0
      • v6.2 to v7.0
  • Glossary of Terms
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Scoring MethodologyΒΆ

  • How Are Homes Scored?
    • Scale
    • Compensating for differences in home size and location?
    • The Home Energy Score Scale: Bin Definitions
    • Site to Source Conversion Factors
    • Accounting for Residential Solar Installations
    • Cost Savings: What utility rates are assumed?
    • Carbon Savings: Carbon Conversion Factors
  • Recommendations
  • Models
    • Heating and Cooling
    • Water Heater Model
    • Infiltration Model
    • Weather
    • Model Defaults
  • User Inputs
  • API Access
    • Use
    • Access
    • Programming
    • Testing
    • Certification
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