The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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BUILDING ENERGY STANDARDS
(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 52)
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§ 52. Home energy rating organization accreditation
(a) The Department of Public Service shall carry out an accreditation process for home
energy rating organizations, in consultation with representatives of interested parties,
including builders, building designers, mortgage lenders, real estate licensees, home
appraisers, utilities, nonutility fuel suppliers, the Vermont Housing Finance Agency,
and contractors who provide home energy rating services. As part of the accreditation
process, the Department of Public Service shall consider any national home energy
rating system guidelines and shall determine whether each provider of home energy
ratings in the State of Vermont complies with the accreditation criteria adopted pursuant
to this section.
(b) Once the Department of Public Service carries out an accreditation process pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section, no organization may provide home energy rating
services in the State unless the organization has been accredited by the Department.
(c) The Department shall consult with the organizations described in subsection (a) of
this section to facilitate a public information program to inform homeowners, renters,
sellers, and others regarding the accreditation process and of the statewide home
energy rating organizations accredited by the Department. (Added 1997, No. 20, § 1; recodified 2013, No. 89, § 11.)