{"id":1456,"date":"2020-02-20T18:25:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/?page_id=1456"},"modified":"2022-02-07T11:40:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:40:31","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"News + Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1453 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1453 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-1453\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-3556 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/2024-energy-code-changes-important-mass-save-updates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">2024 Energy Code Changes + Important Mass Save Updates<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/2024-energy-code-changes-important-mass-save-updates\/\"  title=\"2024 Energy Code Changes + Important Mass Save Updates\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-Code-chang-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-Code-chang-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-Code-chang-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-Code-chang-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-Code-chang-1-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 7\/1\/24 there will be major changes to the HERS requirements &#038; on 9\/30\/24 Mass Save will no longer be able to issue incentives for fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-2814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/2023-energy-code-changes-mass-save-incentives-update\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">2023 Energy Code Changes + Mass Save Incentives Update<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/2023-energy-code-changes-mass-save-incentives-update\/\"  title=\"2023 Energy Code Changes + Mass Save Incentives Update\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-CHANGES-ARTICLE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 Energy Code Changes + Mass Save Incentives Update\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-CHANGES-ARTICLE.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-CHANGES-ARTICLE-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-CHANGES-ARTICLE-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-CHANGES-ARTICLE-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new Residential Stretch Energy Code brings some substantial updates\/changes which may affect how you build.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-2697 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/what-is-embodied-carbon-and-why-does-it-matter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What is Embodied Carbon and Why Does It Matter?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/what-is-embodied-carbon-and-why-does-it-matter\/\"  title=\"What is Embodied Carbon and Why Does It Matter?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GLOBAL-EMISSIONS-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Total Carbon Emissions of Global New Construction from 2020-2050\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GLOBAL-EMISSIONS-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GLOBAL-EMISSIONS-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GLOBAL-EMISSIONS-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/GLOBAL-EMISSIONS-1-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change is the existential crisis of our time and Embodied Carbon plays a major role. Learn about why it matters and how you can help make a difference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-2647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/how-to-get-a-blower-door-under-1-5-ach-for-the-new-all-electric-homes-program\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How To Get a Blower Door Under 1.5 ACH for the New All-Electric Program<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/how-to-get-a-blower-door-under-1-5-ach-for-the-new-all-electric-homes-program\/\"  title=\"How To Get a Blower Door Under 1.5 ACH for the New All-Electric Program\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/All-electric-Article.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Worker taking a blower door test reading\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/All-electric-Article.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/All-electric-Article-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/All-electric-Article-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/All-electric-Article-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building an all-electric home? Here&#8217;s how to meet one of the 7 requirements to get $15k\u00a0for single-family homes and up to $22,500\u00a0for multi-family buildings (up to 4 units) in incentives through the new Mass Save All-Electric Homes Program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/what-is-a-hers-rating-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Is a HERS Rating &#038; How Can It Help Me?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/what-is-a-hers-rating-2\/\"  title=\"What Is a HERS Rating &#038; How Can It Help Me?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HERS-Ratings_LinkedIn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"homes with HERS\u00ae scores\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HERS-Ratings_LinkedIn.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HERS-Ratings_LinkedIn-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HERS-Ratings_LinkedIn-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/HERS-Ratings_LinkedIn-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you have performance goals, need to meet code compliance or are interested in incentives through the Mass Save\u00ae program, learn how a HERS Rating can help you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-126 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/stretch-energy-code-qa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Stretch Energy Code Q&amp;A<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/stretch-energy-code-qa\/\"  title=\"Stretch Energy Code Q&amp;A\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-11.07.01-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-11.07.01-AM.png 1022w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-11.07.01-AM-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-11.07.01-AM-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Has the city or town you are building in adopted the Stretch Energy Code? Check out our Stretch Code Q&amp;A article to learn more. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1464 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/building-performance-testing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Building Performance Testing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/building-performance-testing\/\"  title=\"Building Performance Testing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Performance-Testing-Article.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"HERS\u00ae rater performing duct test\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Performance-Testing-Article.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Performance-Testing-Article-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Performance-Testing-Article-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Performance-Testing-Article-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Performance testing is integral to the HERS Rating process.\u00a0 Learn how this suite of tests allows us to quantify the performance characteristics of your home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-128 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/air-sealing-with-aerobarrier\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Air Sealing With AeroBarrier<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/air-sealing-with-aerobarrier\/\"  title=\"Air Sealing With AeroBarrier\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AirSealingArticle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Happy family inside home\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AirSealingArticle.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AirSealingArticle-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AirSealingArticle-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AirSealingArticle-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn how AeroBarrier\u2122 can significantly improve your indoor air quality and reduce your heating and cooling costs. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/what-is-a-hers-rating\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Video: What is a RESNET HERS Rating?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/what-is-a-hers-rating\/\"  title=\"Video: What is a RESNET HERS Rating?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HERSvideoimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"What is a HERS rating video\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HERSvideoimage.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HERSvideoimage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HERSvideoimage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HERSvideoimage-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Curious about what goes into a RESNET HERS Rating? Check out the video we did with NS Builders to find out! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1632 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/45l-tax-credit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">$2000 45L Tax Credits<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/45l-tax-credit\/\"  title=\"$2000 45L Tax Credits\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tax-Credit-Article.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uncle Same Wants You\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tax-Credit-Article.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tax-Credit-Article-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tax-Credit-Article-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tax-Credit-Article-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Energy Policy Act (EPACT) 45L tax credits of $2000 per qualified residential unit are back! Call us at 508-833-3100 to learn more. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-2007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/2021-high-rise-code-changes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">2021 High-Rise Building Code Changes<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/2021-high-rise-code-changes\/\"  title=\"2021 High-Rise Building Code Changes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/HIGH-RISE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Modern high-rise building\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/HIGH-RISE.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/HIGH-RISE-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/HIGH-RISE-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/HIGH-RISE-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> There are new energy code requirements for high rise buildings. All new 4 &#038; 5 story buildings now require a HERS rating for every unit. Click to learn more. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1794 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/were-on-episode-4-of-this-old-houses-2020-idea-house-build-cottage-on-the-cape\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Check Us Out on This Old House!<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/were-on-episode-4-of-this-old-houses-2020-idea-house-build-cottage-on-the-cape\/\"  title=\"Check Us Out on This Old House!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thisoldhouse.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blower door test on Episode 4 of This Old House\u2019s 2020 Idea House Build: Cottage on the Cape series\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thisoldhouse.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thisoldhouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thisoldhouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/thisoldhouse-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We perform a blower door test on Episode 4 of This Old House&#8217;s 2020 Idea House Build: Cottage on the Cape series!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1567,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>News + Articles | Home Energy Raters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our articles to learn more about HERS Ratings, Stretch Energy Code, Building Performance Testing, and Air Sealing With AeroBarrier.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News + Articles | Home Energy Raters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Check out our articles to learn more about HERS Ratings, Stretch Energy Code, Building Performance Testing, and Air Sealing With AeroBarrier.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home Energy Raters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-07T16:40:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"297\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/\",\"name\":\"News + Articles | Home Energy Raters\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-20T18:25:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-07T16:40:31+00:00\",\"description\":\"Check out our articles to learn more about HERS Ratings, Stretch Energy Code, Building Performance Testing, and Air Sealing With AeroBarrier.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":297,\"caption\":\"Colorful row houses\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News + Articles\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/\",\"name\":\"Home Energy Raters\",\"description\":\"Building Performance Testing\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Home Energy Raters\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-logo-update.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-logo-update.png\",\"width\":709,\"height\":113,\"caption\":\"Home Energy Raters\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"News + Articles | Home Energy Raters","description":"Check out our articles to learn more about HERS Ratings, Stretch Energy Code, Building Performance Testing, and Air Sealing With AeroBarrier.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"News + Articles | Home Energy Raters","og_description":"Check out our articles to learn more about HERS Ratings, Stretch Energy Code, Building Performance Testing, and Air Sealing With AeroBarrier.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/","og_site_name":"Home Energy Raters","article_modified_time":"2022-02-07T16:40:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":297,"url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/","url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/","name":"News + Articles | Home Energy Raters","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-20T18:25:14+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-07T16:40:31+00:00","description":"Check out our articles to learn more about HERS Ratings, Stretch Energy Code, Building Performance Testing, and Air Sealing With AeroBarrier.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ArticlesBanner-1.jpg","width":1600,"height":297,"caption":"Colorful row houses"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/articles\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News + Articles"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/","name":"Home Energy Raters","description":"Building Performance Testing","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#organization","name":"Home Energy Raters","url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-logo-update.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2021-logo-update.png","width":709,"height":113,"caption":"Home Energy Raters"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2556,"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1456\/revisions\/2556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energycodehelp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}