ENERGY STAR Procedures for Modular Homes

The Systems Building Research Alliance (SBRA) is pleased to invite you to participate in the ENERGY STAR for Modular Homes program. Working with modular builders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other stakeholders, SBRA developed these procedures for qualifying modular homes for the ENERGY STAR label. These procedures are designed to take advantage of and leverage the quality control and building methods already used by modular builders.

Highlights of the ENERGY STAR modular home qualifying program include the following:

• Instead of a requiring a third party inspection of each home (required of site builders), the modular plant completes a one-time, ENERGY STAR certification. The factory is then responsible for maintaining quality and conformance to ENERGY STAR requirements using the factory's existing in-plant quality assurance procedures.



• The plant applies a quality assurance label to the ENERGY STAR homes they build. This label, furnished by SBRA, indicates to the builder that the home is ready to be completed as an ENERGY STAR home. The factory provides the builder with a list of those ENERGY STAR items that must be completed at the site.



• Completion of the ENERGY STAR home is the builder's responsibility. The builder completes the items indicated on the list provided by the factory. Conformance with the ENERGY STAR requirements in the field is verified by a third party rater. The rater is required to inspect all homes and test a sample (one in seven) of the homes built by each builder.



• At the completion of construction and verification of the ENERGY STAR features, the rater provides the builder with a second label, a blue ENERGY STAR Qualified Home label, available from SBRA. The two labels signify that the home qualifies under the national ENERGY STAR program.

Modular companies interested in building ENERGY STAR homes using these procedures should complete the Program Registration Form and return it to SBRA.

Click here for the list of certified plants and other plants registered for the program.

For further information, please contact Gwynne Koch, SBRA's ENERGY STAR Modular Program Manager at gkoch@research-alliance.org or (212) 496-0900 x12.

Some state and local programs that provide incentives for ENERGY STAR construction may have additional construction and/or procedural requirements that exceed this national program.

Please use the links below to download the documents and forms required to participate:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

ENERGY STAR Modular Homes Compliance Procedures Inspection Checklist for ENERGY STAR Qualified Modular Home (Prescriptive Path - BOP) Inspection Checklist for ENERGY STAR Qualified Modular Home (Performance Path) Thermal Bypass Checklist Guide (PDF) Thermal Bypass Checklist Guide (PowerPoint)

MODULAR HOME BUILDING PLANTS

Steps for Plants Program Registration Form Quality Assurance Label Order Form Modular Marketing Materials Order Form ENERGY STAR Partnership Agreement List of ENERGY STAR Modular Home Plant Certifiers Interim plant production reporting form (coming soon)

PLANT CERTIFIERS

Certifier Responsibilities, Qualifications and Eligibility Criteria Modular Certifier Application Model Plant Certification Process Guidelines Qualification to Produce ENERGY STAR Modular Homes

RATERS

Steps for Raters Instructions for Modular Raters Modular Rater Application Completion Report for ENERGY STAR Modular Home List of ENERGY STAR Modular Home Builders

BUILDERS

Steps for Builders ENERGY STAR Partnership Agreement Modular Marketing Materials Order Form List of Certified Plants and Other Registered Plants List of ENERGY STAR Modular Home Raters

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Additional information

• Back to the ENERGY STAR Homes main page

• ENERGY STAR for HUD-code Home Manufacturers

• ENERGY STAR for Retailers and Installers

• ENERGY STAR for HUD-code Plant Certifiers

• ENERGY STAR for Lenders


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