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11/01/2023

Join us at the 2023 RESNET® Conference on November 15th-17th in San Diego, CA! For more information on this year's program and speakers, like David Pedrick from Ekotrope check out our site here: https://ow.ly/7V0v50PKkVT

11/01/2023

05/15/2023

Together, HERS raters and builders must find a building design that meets building requirements for each market in which they work. In order to determine the best designs for their builders' needs, many HERS raters are leveraging Ekotrope's Scenario Modeling tool.

Builders often come to raters with questions like:

“What happens to code compliance for my planned or active projects if I install this product?”

"Will I meet ENERGY STAR 3.1 if I use this HVAC model?"

"What happens to the HERS Score if I make this change to all of my projects in the South?"

Raters have answered questions for over 200 builders across the country and analyzed over 5,000 unique house plans since the tool was officially launched in 2022. By looking at the results of this analysis, we can determine which codes and programs builders were most interested in.

These are the top 3 concerns of builders based on Scenario Modeling analyses:

1. HERS Score
2. ENERGY STAR 3.1
3. IECC 2021

Check out the full list of builder concerns and more in our blog below.

Ekotrope released in-app Scenario Modeling to HERS Raters in July of 2022. Since then, there have been thousands of design changes analyzed over thousands of energy models to provide builders with answers to their time-sensitive design decisions. This blog will review all 25,000 combinations analyz

02/02/2023

IECC 2021 is gradually being adopted by states and municipalities across the country. As part of the new code, the minimum for the ACH50 requirement was relaxed from a 3 ACH50 to a 5 ACH50.

This may lead builders and raters to believe that they can aim for a 5 ACH50 and that would be sufficient for compliance with the code.

We ran a few Scenario Modeling queries to learn more about how homes that pass IECC 2021 are being built and, somewhat surprisingly, learned that ACH50 scores closer to 2 provide builders in most regions with a better opportunity to pass the code.

Learn more about the key differences between passing and failing homes and the analysis in our blog.

IECC 2021 was approved and finalized in 2021 and has gradually been adopted by states across the country. Montana, Nevada, Colorado, New Jersey, and a handful of municipalities have already adopted the new code while others such as Minnesota, Michigan, and Massachusetts have plans to adopt the code

02/01/2023

When asked about his team's use cases for Ekotrope’s Scenario Modeling tool, Chris Urbanus, Director of Energy Services at Burgess Construction Consultants, said:

“It’s almost unlimited what you can do when you have it right there in the app. Within a few minutes, you can answer almost any question.”

As the construction industry faces challenges posed by the slowing economy and supply shortages, the ability to understand how certain design changes will affect home performance and compliance with things like 45L, local utility program rebates, and ENERGY STAR has become so much more critical for raters.

Scenario Modeling allows you to answer those once hard to analyze questions in just a few clicks. Contact us today to learn more.

https://www.ekotrope.com/scenario-modeling

02/01/2023

We're thrilled to announce that Ekotrope has been named one of the Built In Best Startups to Work For in Boston ! Thank you to the Built In team for this recognition. 🎊

On a related note, we're hiring! Learn more about our open roles, team culture, and mission at the link below. ⬇️

If you don't see any roles that suit you but you are interested in a career at Ekotrope, be sure to sign up for hiring notifications to be the first to know about new positions! 🔔

https://lnkd.in/gxV4ZRM

10/04/2022

08/18/2022

Time to celebrate! Ekotrope is No. 2594 on this year’s Inc. 5000 list.

The Inc. 5000 List ranks the fastest-growing private companies in America and we are thrilled to have been awarded this recognition two years in a row.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank our talented team, our trusted partners and our valued clients. Your hard work, vision and dedication have been instrumental in shaping Ekotrope into what it is today.

07/13/2022

So, how much time does Inspection Sync actually save you during the inspection process? 🤔

Check out this video to find out! (Spoiler: it's a lot!)

One of the most frequently asked questions we get about our Inspection Sync tool is, "How much time can it actually save me?"The answer? Quite a lot, actuall...

05/04/2022

Ekotrope is growing by the day!

We're thrilled to have so many new team members who are committed to developing and growing innovative tools that empower the residential construction industry to make better informed decisions.

For those interested in joining us here at Ekotrope, check out our Built In profile or head to the Careers section of ekotrope.com!

After increasing its employee headcount by 75 percent last year, Ekotrope’s hiring spree is set to continue with the aim of growing its team an additional 30 percent by the end of the year.