Retrofit your home to be able to sell your house?
Ugh. They're involved in everything: tanning beds, lightbulbs, Tylenol, whether your windows are "tight enough"...read the particulars of the bill just passed in the House: The program would involve a system of certified auditors, inspectors, and raters who inspect homes and businesses using devices such as infrared cameras (which measure how much heat a building is giving off) to measure their energy efficiency.
The results of these energy audits would then be used to determine what retrofits need to be performed. The audits would examine things like water usage, infrared photography, and pressurized testing to determine the efficiency of door and window seals, and indoor air quality.
Those retrofits would be performed by licensed retrofit contractors using government-approved methods and resources including roofing materials that reflect solar energy.
UPDATE: White House spokesman Bill Burton just confirmed on Fox News that this is indeed what will happen if the Senate passes this bill. Each home seller will have to retrofit windows, doors, air conditioning and heating units.
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