EnerGuide RatingAn EnerGuide rating is a standard measure of your home's energy performance. It shows you (and future buyers) exactly how energy efficient your home is. It also shows you that your builder has met its commitment to making your home significantly more energy efficient. How Does the Rating System Work?Your home's energy efficiency level is rated on a scale of 0 to 100. A rating of 0 represents a home with major air leakage, no insulation and extremely high energy consumption. A rating of 100 represents a house that is airtight, well insulated and sufficiently ventilated and requires no purchased energy.
For a brand new house, a rating of 80 or higher is excellent. How Is the Rating Calculated?The EnerGuide rating is calculated by a professional EnerGuide energy advisor by using information collected from the following:
The advisor works with details about the home's energy systems, construction materials and assembly, and uses a modelling software program developed for this purpose by Natural Resources Canada. To ensure the rating measures how the house itself uses energy – irrespective of the occupants' energy-using habits – the calculation is based on the house having the following standard operating conditions:
Once your home is completed and the advisor has performed the final evaluation, you receive your EnerGuide rating label. |
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