Saving energy is important when building a new home.

Please see the features sheet for a full list of energy saving features in respective series homes.

The most cost effective ways in Palm Beach County to increase your home energy efficiency is to reduce glazing in the building, install window shading, upgrade the efficiency of the air conditioner, install radiant barrier in the attic, upgrade ceiling insulation, install ceiling fans, install programmable thermostats, install energy efficient light bulbs and upgraded wall insulation.

Other non conventional methods are also available with higher cost and longer recovery times. We recommend that all home buyers ask for upgraded energy saving features.

Energy performance and rating 

Mike Munz Construction, Inc. is proud to offer our customers' homes that can earn the ENERGY STAR®  label.  ENERGY STAR labeled homes are independently verified to meet EPA's strict guidelines for energy performance and deliver significant energy and cost savings.  Simply put, our homes are better for the environment and better for you.  Learn more about ENERGY STAR labeled homes at www.energystar.gov

A customary fee on a whole house energy rating will be waived for customers, who decides to have energy saving features installed to upgrade the Energy Performance Score, on the EPL calculations to 86 or higher. This free service is done by a Class 3 rater and is called: "Projected Rating Based on Plans".

An EPL Score of 86 or higher will earn a US EPA/DOE Energy Star™ designation. To be able to receive the Energy Star™ Label, a final on site performance test is required by a Class 1 Rater after the house has been completed. The Class 2 and Class 1 Ratings are not included in the free rating service.

EPA Energy Star Program

EPL Scores are different from the EPI scores. EPL= the higher the better, EPI =the lower the better.  

You can now change energy saving features in your home. After the customized plans are done we can select a package of improvements calculated with Florida Energy Efficiency Code computer program. You can also get a free energy efficiency features optimization report, which shows annual energy savings. It is also advisable to have an energy rating done to your new house.  

Please read carefully the Energy Performance Level (EPL) Display Card that is available from your builder. 

Here is a link to Florida Energy Rating info.

Below is a chart From Florida Power and Light about their rating on energy efficiency. FPL BUILDSMART

* Estimated savings based on air conditioning, heating and water heating energy costs over a home built to meet the state requited efficiency code. Actual savings will based on the quality of materials used, number of people in the home, life-style, house location and weather fluctuations.

Florida Energy Efficiency Code requires an EPI rating of 100 or less.

Please ask us how we can make your home EPI into the medal levels.

EPI is also marked as e rate. e-rate has to be less than 100.0 and e-value less than1.0

Example: an EPI rating of 75 is equal to an e-value of 0.75