Home Appraisers
Grading the hidden value of energy-efficient homes
Are you appraising homes built in the energy right Program? Since 1998, the energy right Program has built over 98,000 homes in the Tennessee Valley service area. Your opportunity to appraise one of these energy-efficient homes will increase each year as:
- Thousands of new homes are built annually under our Program, and
- Existing homes built under the Program are placed on the resale market.
What makes energy right valuable?
Here's a checklist of the energy-efficient features incorporated into a home built under the energy right Program.
1. Ceilings (attic floors and cathedral)
2. Above grade walls
3. Conditioned basement walls
4. Framed floor
5. Slab-on-grade (edge and under)
6. Heating and cooling ducts (non-conditioned)
7. Attic and knee walls
8. Damper on exhaust fan vent
9. Continuous wall vapor barrier
10. Continuous floor vapor barrier
11. Crawl space ground cover
12. Crawl space ventilation
13. Damper on exhaust fan vent
14. Energy-efficient windows (double pane, low-E, etc.)
15. Energy-efficient doors (solid wood, foam core, etc.)
16. Weathersealing (caulk, sill plate sealer, etc.)
17. Energy-efficient heat pump (high SEER and HSPF ratings, etc.)
18. Energy-efficient water heater (high energy factor)
19. Energy-efficient fireplace (back-draft damper, sealed combustion-air, etc.)
For more information
Whether you’re appraising a new or existing home built under the energy right Program, the many energy-saving features under one roof mean value for the homeowner.
To find out if a home is built energy right or locate new homes built under the energy right Program, contact your public power company or a regional marketing manager today.
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