Ekotrope Releases HERS Rating API

Ekotrope has released a new application programming interface (HERS Rating API) to enable 3rd party IT systems to integrate directly with Ekotrope with no human interaction. This allows CRM systems like Salesforce or even custom-built scripts and/or project management software to pull and push data to and from Ekotrope software automatically. By offering API access to their cloud-based HERS Rating Software, Ekotrope seeks to expand its market beyond new home builders into energy ratings to support RESNET HERS Ratings, code compliance, and utility incentive programs at a time when hourly simulation is becoming a requirement in the market. One platform taking advantage of Ekotrope’s new solutions is Pivotal Energy Solutions’ AXIS platform - a cloud-based data collection, storage, and sharing solution used by HERS Raters and Providers, home builders, and energy efficiency program sponsors to streamline data collection for energy ratings and energy efficiency programs such as ENERGY STAR Homes. By offering the Ekotrope engine from within AXIS, Pivotal can offer HERS Raters the ability to enter preliminary rating data, generate a preliminary rating, validate and correct preliminary rating data from the field, generate a confirmed rating, and submit rating data to their Provider all from within a single, cloud-based platform. The Axis/Ekotrope collaboration also provides energy efficiency programs an hourly-simulation option for the calculation of energy consumption and savings. For more information about Ekotrope, or to learn more about accessing our API, contact us at info@ekotrope.com.