How Energy Efficiency Make Homes More Affordable

Doublewide Dudes

This week we talk to John Weldy about energy efficiency and home affordability. We learn
how smaller homes tend to be more energy efficient, but they are penalized by current
energy efficiency measuring systems, which make it hard to compare energy use from home
to home.
The good news is, there are a couple of easy ways to know whether or not a new home will
be more energy efficient than similar models, and we talk about how consumers can protect
themselves as well as how local governments can adjust their building codes to put smaller
homes on equal footing as larger homes when energy efficiency requirements
Mr. Weldy is a Purdue graduate and has been in the factory-built housing industry for 26
years now. He's been the Director of Engineering with Clayton Homes since 2005. {For
transparency, please note we are an independent manufactured home dealer that sells
Clayton Homes products.}
https://www.claytonhomes.com/
He's a registered professional engineer on the civil and structural side in 39 States. He holds
International Code Council Certifications for residential inspections for all disciplines. Just
finished serving on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Manufactured
Housing Consensus Committee, where he was the chairman of the Technical System
subcommittee as well as the chair of several taskforce groups. He's an active member of the
Manufactured Housing Institute and on the board of Systems Building Research Alliance.
Relevant links to today’s conversation include:
Information about ISO 14001 registration: https://www.claytonhomes.com/studio/what-is-iso-14001/
Information on the Home Energy Score [HES] developed by the Department of Energy: https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/home-energy-score
Information on the Home Energy Rating System [HERS] developed by the Residential Energy
Service Network: https://www.hersindex.com/hers-index/what-is-the-hers-index/
Information on the Energy Star program as well as information on Clayton’s Energy Smart
Home Package: https://www.energystar.gov/
https://www.claytonhomes.com/studio/saving-big-with-green-energy-smart-home-packages/
Finally, information from CPS Energy about energy efficiency in your home: https://www.cpsenergy.com/en/my-home/savenow/energy-saving--tips.html