Some builders are planning to have energy-efficiency labels on newly constructed homes, similar to miles-per-gallon stickers on cars.  Also, DOE is apparently working on a system to rate energy efficiency of existing homes.  With such ratings it will be a lot easier to estimate and compare energy use of homes and consider it in buying and selling homes.  This ties-in with my previous article “Value of an Energy-Efficient House” (https://boomereseblog.com/2011/02/23/value-of-an-energy-efficient-house/). 

You can read the full article here:  http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/02/kb-builders-mpg-like-home-labels/1?loc=interstitialskip