Last fall the city council of Austin passed a mandatory energy audit on houses 10 years and older. The mandatory audit is to disclose the energy efficiency of the property. The effective date is July 2009 and the expense will be approximately $100 for the audit. This is the first of what we are told will be the norm of every city and community in the very near future.
Many homes are being designed from the ground up so as to be a LEEDS certified energy efficient home. Platinum being at the top of the list, then Gold, Silver and then Certified. Inspectors are already taking a special course called Green Verifier for the work that lies ahead on the inspection side.
