 Our Builder Incentive Program is designed to encourage Colorado Springs homebuilders to qualify their homes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR New Homes program.
ENERGY STAR homes are independently verified to save at least 15 percent more energy than local code requires. ENERGY STAR New Homes is a consumer labeling program and marketing platform to increase sales of energy-efficient “high-performance homes (see description below). Builders will incur upfront costs to integrate energy-efficiency measures in their building practices and to pay for third-party verification. Colorado Springs Utilities Builder Incentive Program is intended to partially offset these costs. Qualified homes are eligible for incentives up to $850 per home. This incentive is not available to home buyers. Interested homebuilders are encouraged to get the details and apply today, or call 448-4800 for more information. Builder benefits
The ENERGY STAR brand provides participating Colorado Springs area builders with several means to build value in their homes and for their customers, including: - Market differentiation with a government-backed label
- Third-party testing and verification
- Use of new technologies for cost advantages
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Cost savings with reduced warranty
- PR, sales and marketing support from EPA
- Utility incentives
Benefits and features of owning a High-performance Home
The high-performing homes concept evolved out of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America program, which takes a “systems” approach to building design and construction. High-performing homes incorporate commercially available, advanced technologies – such as high-efficiency furnaces and air-conditioners, low-e windows, energy-efficient lighting and appliances – and other efficiency measures, such as “right-sized” heating and cooling systems, better duct design, better insulation, air sealing and duct sealing. For the homeowner, these improvements mean lower utility bills. At a cost of ownership no more than a conventionally built new home, high-performance homes offer a package of homeowner benefits, including: - Better comfort
- Healthier indoor air
- Longer durability
- Lower energy bills
Program goals
The Builder Incentive Program was launched with the following objectives: - Help individual customers save money on their utility bills
- Contribute to Colorado Springs Utilities’ energy conservation goals
- Benefit the community by deferring expensive energy infrastructure projects
- Support an emerging market for high-performance homes
- Demonstrate environmental stewardship
 | 1. Effective insulation 2. High-performance windows 3.Tight construction and ducts 4. Efficient heating and cooling equipment 5. Efficient lighting and appliances 6. Third-party verification |
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