Building codes are constantly being updated and revised, so Residential Science Resources (RSR) are visiting new homes several times before, during, and even after construction, to make sure the home is as efficient as possible. RSR and other RESNET providers are gaining in popularity so that the owners and builders both can verify the expected energy performance of the home as it is built, causing many efficient building trends to occur that were rare only a few years previous. The results of this include the more common usage of spray foam insulation, which can insulate otherwise hard to fit and hard to get to areas.
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