var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "REM/Rate™ software is used by organizations which operate home energy rating systems (HERS). HERS rates the energy efficiency of homes for identifying cost-effective improvements and providing energy-efficient mortgages. Climate data is available for cities and towns throughout North America.

REM/Rate™ software calculates heating, cooling, hot water, lighting, and appliance energy loads, consumption and costs for new and existing single and multi-family homes. Climate data is available for cities and towns throughout North America. As a home energy rating tool, REM/Rate™ meets the following requirements:

- Calculates energy loads, consumption and costs as well as sizes mechanical equipment and performs automatic CABO Model Energy Code, ASHRAE 90.2 and International Energy Conservation Code compliance analysis.
- Complies with National Home Energy Rating Standards as promulgated by Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET®)."; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }