ARC Partners with Goodwyn Building Company

To ensure that a new home is truly energy efficient, many contractors are employing certified HERS Raters to assist with both energy efficient designs and with green building programs such as ENERGY STAR® for homes.  A certified Home Energy Rater is trained in energy saving techniques used to assist the builder in achieving a home’s certification or rating.  This certification or rating verifies that the design and construction of the home is truly energy efficient.  

ARC's staff includes certified HERS raters and third party verifiers for several nationally recognized programs such as ENERGY STAR.  We conduct onsite inspections and diagnostic testing of new homes aiming to either meet a program’s rigorous guidelines or receive a home energy performance measurement.  ARC has been working with Goodwyn builders as they invest in quality design and energy efficiency improvements.   

We recently provided an energy performance measurement to one of Goodwyn’s Cotton Lake’s homes using RESNET’s HERS Index.  The HERS Index is the industry standard to which a home’s energy efficiency is measured.  This home, which recently sold, was given a 5 star HERS rating, and indicated an estimated annual savings of $700.       

                                                            

To calculate this measurement, ARC completed several comprehensive tests, including: a blower door test to measure air leakage in the house, a duct blaster test to measure duct leakage, and a comprehensive series of inspections to assure proper construction details which demonstrate that the home is tightly sealed. 

We are proud of our ongoing partnership with Goodwyn Building who shares our value for creating high performance structures.  We are working together as Goodwyn is taking a lead in the home building industry, an industry that is moving toward a higher standard of energy efficiency.  Goodwyn’s energy efficient new construction provides the consumer with a home that is more comfortable, durable, healthy, and, of course, more cost effective to maintain. 

ARC and Goodwyn are currently in the beginning stages of their work on a new ENERGY STAR home.  We hope to maintain this partnership as the building industry continues to recognize that homes with increased energy performance are the future standard of living.  At ARC, our goal is to ensure your home is built better and built to last.