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Northeast HVAC
News
New Residential ENERGY STAR Program
Shines Spotlight On Duct Sealing And HVAC Installation.
EPA Shares Its New Whole-System Approach To ENERGY STAR
Certification With Attendees At The 2017 Aeroseal/Comfort
Institute Success Summit.
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of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today unveiled its
new residential ENERGY STAR program to attendees of the 2017
Success Summit, an annual gathering of licensed Aeroseal dealers
and Comfort Institute members. The new program, called ENERGY
STAR Verified HVAC Installation (ESVI), was designed to place
new emphasis on the importance of duct sealing and other best
practices related to HVAC installation for maximizing home
energy efficiency.
“Many HVAC programs focus almost exclusively on the nameplate
rated efficiency of the HVAC equipment itself, often
disregarding the critical role that duct sealing and proper
installation plays in achieving improved energy efficiency,”
said Chandler von Schrader, national program manager for the
ESVI program. “The new ESVI program addresses this shortcoming
by refocusing its attention on a whole-HVAC-system approach to
energy efficiency certification.”
According to von Schrader, the ESVI program should prove to be a
boon to HVAC professionals that offer aeroseal duct sealing and
other services based upon installation best practices.
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“Now homeowners
interested in ENERGY STAR level performance will have more than
simply price on which to base their purchasing decision,” said von
Schrader. “As well as offering a high-efficiency product,
contractors will need to implement solid installation practices and
prove they’ve met a high standard of energy efficiency in order to
receive ENERGY STAR certification. In many cases, a technology like
aeroseal may be the only way to meet the energy efficient standards
this requires.”
With ESVI, homeowners looking for ENERGY STAR certification of their
HVAC system may begin by finding a participating HVAC contractor.
The contractor, working with a participating local utility company,
ACCA or other EPA-recognized third-party verification organization,
will install or upgrade the HVAC system using best installation
practices as outlined by the ESVI program. When the job is
completed, the contractor will submit its work for testing and
verification. Once the quality of the work is confirmed, the
homeowner will receive the ESVI Certificate for the new system.
“In the past, a homeowner could buy an ENERGY STAR-rated air
conditioner or furnace thinking he or she will automatically receive
the energy savings and high efficiency for which that system is
rated. But unless that unit is installed properly and the duct
system is running effectively, it will never provide the expected
results,” said Bryan Barnes, Aeroseal’s Senior Director of Business
Development. “Now, through the ESVI program, homeowners can rest
comfortably knowing their new system is delivering the comfort and
energy efficiency for which it was built to provide.”
For more information on ESVI, visit
https://bit.ly/2cx9L63.
For more information on aeroseal duct sealing technology, to locate
a licensed Aeroseal dealer near you, or to learn more about becoming
a licensed Aeroseal dealer, visit
https://www.aeroseal.com or call 877-794-1367.
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