Quick post re idea for energy efficiency

Woke at 4:40 this am with a blazing idea--that I may have had before, but this time, the time is right.

What if houses displayed symbols or letters when they had completed an energy audit and/or a retrofit.

Maybe a H for HERS II and a R for retrofit.

If there was a for sale sign on the house the buyer would KNOW that the house had information about energy use AND had been retrofitted to conform to the CAP program of that community.

It wouldn't be a point of sale thing as such. Just a way of letting neighbors and passers by know that house was using less energy and the owners where doing their bit to help meet AB 32 goals. A little peer pressure and with home for sale some added value, because everyone who saw the house would know what those letters meant--regardless of MLS or trade association aversions to transparency regarding energy use.

The trade association would hate the idea. They really want buyers to ignore energy use and FUTURE mandates when they make purchase decisions. I read a stat last week that home buyer today expect to be in their home for 15 years---imagine what the retrofit requirement will be in 15 years as the municipalities discover they are NOT going to meet the CAP standards. Buyers need to plan ahead NOW, but they don't have the information they need--thanks to the trade associations.