Home Star Bill Passes in the House of Representatives
Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 (H.R. 5019) passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, May 6, 2010. This vote is the authorization for the bill and it must be matched with an appropriation bill. The appropriations bill will actually allocate the $6 billion dollars to the program. AND, the Senate must pass their version of the Home Star bill so there is still work to be done; however, there is much enthusiasm about the bill and the fact that if it passes, BPI (Building Performance Institute) and RESNET Raters will conduct the test-in and the test-out for the energy efficiency of consumer houses.