FEATURED NOTES MARCH 2010 Action in Senate to Extend Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit After the federal energy efficient tax credit of $2,000 expired on December 31, 2009, RESNET and a broad coalition of environmental, energy efficiency advocate groups and the National Association of Home Builders have been advocating the extension of the credit. Our voices have been heard. The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to extend the tax credit until December 31, 2010. The legislation would apply retroactively to qualifying homes that were sold since January 1, 2010. The one year extension will give Congress time to review the credit and amend it. Legislation has been introduced by Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Tim Jeff Bingman (D-NM) to include a provision of a $5,000 credit for meeting a HERS Index of 50. The U.S. House of Representatives will be taking up the extension shortly. After the legislation passes Congress, it must be signed by President Obama. OTHER NOTES Momentum Increasing for Home Star Retrofit Program Proposed program would allocate $6 billion for retrofits Action in Senate to Extend Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit Legislation passes Senate to extend tax credit to December 31, 2010 RESNET Recruiting Building Performance Labeling Task Force Volunteers being sought to assist develop RESNET guidelines for labeling State of Maine Adopts RESNET Home Energy Rating Standard for Labeling of Residential Buildings State sets standards for the labeling of the energy performance of buildings Charles Eley Appointed to RESNET Board of Directors Introducing RESNET's newest board member Philip Fairey Appointed as Chair of RESNET Standards Committee Replaces Michael Holtz 2010 Officers of RESNET Board Elected Meet your new board officers RESNET Adopts New Vision and Mission Statements Reflects expansion of scope of organization RESNET to Embark on Effort to Develop Commercial Building Energy Rating Program Introducing COMNET commercial and high-rise multifamily rating program 2010 RESNET Building Performance Conference Served as Catalyst for the Building Performance Industry 2010 RESNET Conference breaks all attendance records RESNET Presents 2010 Rating Industry Leadership Awards E-ON US and Texas Home Energy Rating Organization presenting with leadership awards David Goldstein Publishes New Book, Invisible Energy: Strategies to Rescue the Economy and Save the Planet Book was focus of 2010 RESNET Conference general session Save the Dates - February 28 - March 4, 2011 RESNET Building Performance Conference Make plans to attend the 2011 RESNET Conference in Orlando, Florida