Home Performance Standard Approved by ANSI
Info
Published
February 7, 2012
Subscribe to RSS feed
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute Standards Task Team announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has recognized ACCA 12 QH-2011 Existing Homes Evaluation and Performance Improvement standard.
ACCA 12 QH-2011 was developed by ACCA in the cooperation with the
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and is the first, and only,
industry-developed nationally-recognized standard that establishes how
to audit, evaluate, develop a scope of work, perform the work approved
by a home owner, and test completed work.
“ACCA is proud to offer the home performance community with the first
standard for existing homes that is in line with our other ANSI
recognized standards," said Paul T. Stalknecht, ACCA president and CEO.
"This new standard provides clear guidelines for how to properly
evaluate homes, provide homeowners with appropriate solutions, and then
perform the work. And, by requiring third-party verification to ensure
that the work was performed correctly, gives more credibility to the
contractors who are following the standard and sets them apart.”
“We were happy to work with ACCA to create this standard for existing
homes,” says Steve Baden, executive director of RESNET. “RESNET will use
the standard as the foundation for its Energy Smart Contractor
designation. Having an ANSI standard for existing homes will make the
entire industry stronger as a whole.”
The ACCA 12 QH-2011 Existing Homes Evaluation and Performance Improvement is available for download at www.acca.org/quality and will be available for purchase soon.
For over forty years, ACCA has served the nationwide educational, policy, and technical interests of the small businesses who design, install, and maintain indoor environmental systems. For more information, visit www.acca.org.
