Energy Star Program - Producing Energy Star Qualified Homes
Once a plant has been
certified, it can proceed to produce and install ENERGY STAR qualified
homes based on the designs approved during the certification process. This is a
simple, four-step process that builds directly on the knowledge and expertise
developed during the plant certification process.
Requirement 1: Manufacture and Inspect Homes in the Plant
The Plant Production Staff ensure that the plant
manufactures ENERGY STAR qualified homes in accordance with the designs created
during the plant certification process. The homes are inspected by the plant’s
third-party inspection agency. Plant quality control (QC) personnel use the new
information in the plant’s quality control manual to check all ENERGY STAR QC
issues, particularly duct systems.
Requirement 2: Install and Inspect Homes in the Field
The Plant Representative (e.g., the factory field
representative or retailer) uses the site
installation checklist (sample) 
(70KB) developed during the plant
certification process to monitor set-up. Non-compliance items are fixed on
site. Following installation, the representative reviews and verifies the items
on the site installation checklist, signs it, and returns a copy to the plant.
The plant must maintain copies of all signed installation checklists.
Requirement 3: Affix the ENERGY STAR Label and the Quality
Assured Label
Requirement 4: Conduct Periodic Field Evaluations to Verify Performance
The Manufactured Housing Certifier ensures that the homes are performing as designed., A plant must at all times retain an accredited Certifier responsible for conducting field evaluations on no less than 2 percent (2%) of its ENERGY STAR qualified homes sold and installed on a homeowner’s site or a minimum of one home each calendar year, whichever is greater. The plant’s Certifier is responsible for coordinating the quality control testing.
