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The Energy-Wise Home Buyer: a Guide to Selecting an Energy Efficient Home



Release Date: 
May 1979 (35 pages)
Posted Date:   
December 10, 2020



This 60-page historical booklet, produced by a partnership between HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research and the DoE’s Office of Conservation and Social Applications, provides prospective homebuyers with information about selecting an energy-efficient home. The publication provides information for buyers interested in newly-built homes and pre-owned homes, and for those that are already settled in a house and who wish to make modifications to reduce their household energy bills.


This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.