What is a New York ENERGY STAR
Labeled Home?  

NY ENERGY STAR Labeled homes employ proven technologies and advanced building practices to use approximately 30% less energy that conventionally built homes.

The comfort and efficiency of any home in any priced range or style can be improved through enhanced insulation, better air sealing, mechanical ventilation, performance tested heating and cooling systems, and high-efficiency appliances. lighting and windows.

 

Window efficiency, click here 
Windows.pdf
Air sealing efficiency, click here 
Air Sealing.pdf
Appliances and Lighting Efficiency
Appliances Lighting LR.pdf



 

Homeowners experience...

• Increased comfort
  New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes are warmer in the winter, cooler in the summer, free from drafts, quiet and durable.

• Lower energy bills
  You'll have lower energy bills every month, every year, that you own your home.

• Peace of Mind
  All New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes must pass a computer-based energy analysis.

• A healthy living environment
  Mechanical ventilation systems help ensure good indoor air quality.

• Environmental benefits
  Building more-efficient homes helps mitigate global climate change, lessens harmful emissions, and decreases associated health costs due to chronic respiratory ailments.  The reduced greenhouse gas pollution of a New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Home is the environmental equivalent of planting about an acre of trees.