Touchstone Energy® Home
Program Standards

AVAILABLE TO:

Member systems customers that construct or improve their home to meet qualifications set forth in the Touchstone Energy® Home program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To qualify for Touchstone Energy® Home certification, an electric heat pump(s) and water heater(s) must be installed in dwellings meeting prescribed criteria. Each home must meet the Touchstone Energy® Home energy-efficient features to qualify. Speculative builder and multi-family units must incorporate the same Touchstone Energy® Home features as new construction homes.

The Touchstone Energy® Home features incorporate energy-saving features into building and remodeling plans. The Touchstone Energy® Home features are:

  1. R-16 wall insulation minimum
  2. R-38 attic insulation minimum & R-25 for roof / ceiling applications
  3. Attic ventilation required
  4. Recommend R-19 floor insulation for closed and opened crawl spaces
  5. Double pane windows required, metal windows must have thermal break
  6. Metal insulated doors
  7. Infiltration control required
  8. Electric heat pump required
  9. Electric water heating required
  10. Exhaust system in kitchen and baths
  11. Exterior house wrap
  12. Recommend duct be located in conditioned area

Split and Packaged Heat Pumps certified must demonstrate a minimum SEER of 14 or more. Minimum Heat Season Performance Factor (HSPF) must be 7.7 to qualify for certification.

HVAC equipment will be sized per the Manual "J" calculation plus 6,000 BTUs or 25%, whichever is less, or to the next available size.