Research and Reports

The Building Performance Association routinely carries out policy research to engage home performance stakeholders in a national discussion to benefit and advance the home performance industry.This white paper, which was drafted in 2013 under the auspices of the National Home Performance Council, outlines a process for creating and implementing a road map that would identify and prioritize challenges, solutions, and responsibilities, and would serve as a guide for industry stakeholders. The paper does not serve as the road map itself, but rather provides direction for the home performance sector of the industry. In proposing a framework for an industry-wide discussion, HPC aims to bring together a broad group of home performance sector stakeholders to obtain broad agreement of the best strategies for overcoming challenges posed to each of the markets driving growth for whole-house energy efficiency upgrades: consumer markets and resource markets. A roadmap developed through this process would not only serve as a guide, but would also bring new coordination and unity to the home performance industry. By working as a cohesive group, home performance professionals can coordinate projects, hold one another accountable, and surpass market barriers that have so far impeded growth to profitability and scale.

Definition of R-value, facts about insulation, and home owner/buyer guidelines/tips for buying and installing insulation.

Understanding high performance windows, comparing window energy efficiencies, performance ratings, tax credits and more

Presented by Tim Woolf of Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. at the NARUC Summer Meetings Energy Efficiency Cost-Effectiveness Breakfast.

The National Home Performance Council's new report, Measure it Right: Best Practices in the Selection and Implementation of Cost-Effectiveness Tests, provides several recommendations to address the inconsistencies found when implementing cost-effectiveness tests.

Presented by Robin LeBaron at the 2012 ACI National Conference.

A joint report written by NHPC and the Association of Energy & Environmental Real Estate Professionals (AEEREP) that encourages states and stakeholders to revise Multiple Listing Services (MLS) to incorporate searchable data fields that capture verified data regarding a home’s performance with respect to energy consumption and environmental impact. The report describes the stakes and stakeholders involved in greening the MLS system issues, analyzes the challenges involved, and summarizes what the green building stakeholder community can learn from Collaborative Green MLS Enhancement Model.

The National Home Performance Council's report on improving cost-effectiveness tests using the PACT, best practices for the TRC, and more.

Kara Saul Rinaldi's (Executive Director, NHPC) presentation at NASEO's annual building committee meeting at San Antonio, TX. Cost Effectiveness Testing, Valuing Home Energy Efficiency

An overview of the universe of whole-home energy efficiency retrofit programs in the U.S. The study provides information on 126 programs across the U.S. that promote a whole-home approach to residential energy efficiency through subsidies, technical assistance and other resources, and provides basic data about a number of key program characteristics.