EPISODE · Sep 15, 2025 · 59 MIN
#19-2025 Ryan Meres and RESNET’s National Building Registry Data Base
from BUILDTank / buildCAST · host Robby Schwarz
Ryan Meres Came to RESNET with decades of experience in energy policy, energy codes, and home energy performance after working for groups like the Institute for Market Transformation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Southface Energy Institute. He continues to focus on policy initiatives as a program specialist for RESENT but also spends much of his time understanding the impact that the RESNET’s National Building Registry data base can have on the building industry in the United States.The RESNET National Building Registry is a database that houses most of the information gathered by certified HERS Raters that create confirmed HERS ERI scores on homes across the country. Data from over 4 million HERS Rated homes is now in the registry database. The Registry serves as a central hub of information for the HERS Rating industry providing data essential for the quality assurance process, but also for policymakers, industry and researchers, as well as helping real estate agents, appraisers, and the public verify the energy-efficiency of a homes through a disclosure of if the home has been rated and what the HERS ERI score is.Ryan Meres on LinkedInRESNET Ratings Mid-Year ReportRESNET® Releases 2024 Annual ReportPublic Access to RESNET National RegistryRESNET Newsletter SignupInterested in more Access to RESNET National RegistryRESNET Registry Data Sharing policy
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Ryan Meres Came to RESNET with decades of experience in energy policy, energy codes, and home energy performance after working for groups like the Institute for Market Transformation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Southface Energy Institute. He continues to focus on policy initiatives as a program specialist for RESENT but also spends much of his time understanding the impact that the RESNET’s National Building Registry data base can have on the building industry in the United States.The RESNET National Building Registry is a database that houses most of the information gathered by certified HERS Raters that create confirmed HERS ERI scores on homes across the country. Data from over 4 million HERS Rated homes is now in the registry database. The Registry serves as a central hub of information for the HERS Rating industry providing data essential for the quality assurance process, but also for policymakers, industry and researchers, as well as helping real estate agents, appraisers, and the public verify the energy-efficiency of a homes through a disclosure of if the home has been rated and what the HERS ERI score is.Ryan Meres on LinkedInRESNET Ratings Mid-Year ReportRESNET® Releases 2024 Annual ReportPublic Access to RESNET National RegistryRESNET Newsletter SignupInterested in more Access to RESNET National RegistryRESNET Registry Data Sharing policy
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#19-2025 Ryan Meres and RESNET’s National Building Registry Data Base
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