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Every year since the inception of RESNET’s (Residential Energy Services Network) Home Energy Rating System (HERS®) Index, the group has seen a rise in the number of homes with the HERS rating.

The group, which provides a miles-per-gallon-style score to rate the energy efficiency of homes, recorded its 3-millionth HERS Rated home last year.

One of the lasting effects of the COVID-19 crisis likely will be people’s awareness of and concern about healthy homes. 

After being hunkered down indoors, many have realized that good design – proper ventilation, insulation, and moisture control, for instance – contributes to their health, comfort, and well-being. 

Well, it finally happened - I took the leap to commit to a place beyond a one—year rental and bought a house. I intended to be a model buyer given what I know about sustainability. I started by looking for a Green Designee to represent me, but there were none in the area.

Barbie Burke, GREEN, CRS SFR®, a Tempe, AZ REALTOR® and Associate Broker with Respect Realty, says it was natural for her to get the NAR Green Designation. She discovered her passion for green early in life while hiking the Grand Canyon and while working as a Yellowstone National Park tour guide during her college summers. She hopes to hike the entire Arizona Trail – all 800-plus miles – which starts in Nogales, AZ, and ends at the Utah-Arizona border.

So, you've thought about nominating yourself for the EverGreen Award. 

But then self-doubt creeps in, right?