PropertyGreenVerification Resource
The name of the verification or certification awarded to a new or pre-existing residential or commercial structure. For example: LEED, Energy Star, ICC-700. In cases where more than one certification...5/24/2017| Standard Value | Definition | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Passive House | Super-insulated new homes that have been built to meet certification requirements demonstrating minimal or no heating and cooling system. | 1% |
| ENERGY STAR Certified Homes | EPA ENERGY STAR Certified Homes is a set of optional construction practices and technologies (above minimum code requirements) that builders can... | 1% |
| EnerPHit | Super-insulated existing homes that have been remodeled to meet certification requirements demonstrating minimal or no heating and cooling system. | 0% |
| HERS Index Score | The HERS Index is the nationally recognized scoring system for measuring a home's energy performance. To calculate a home's HERS Index Score, a... | 1% |
| Home Energy Score | The Home Energy Score, managed by the US DOE, is a national system that allows homes to receive an energy efficiency rating, similar to the MPG... | 1% |
| Home Energy Upgrade Certificate of Energy Efficiency Improvements | Buildings Performance Institute BPI- 2101 Standard Requirements for a Certificate of Completion for Whole-House Energy Efficiency Upgrades specifies... | 0% |
| Home Energy Upgrade Certificate of Energy Efficiency Performance | Buildings Performance Institute BPI- 2101 Standard Requirements for a Certificate of Completion for Whole-House Energy Efficiency Upgrades specifies... | 0% |
| Home Performance with ENERGY STAR | Home Performance with ENERGY STAR offers whole-house solutions to high energy bills and homes with comfort problems. The program is managed by a... | 0% |
| Indoor airPLUS | EPA Indoor airPLUS is a set of optional construction practices and technologies builders can follow to reduce indoor air pollutants and improve the... | 0% |
| LEED For Homes | USGBC's residential rating system, LEED for Homes, was launched in 2008. The LEED rating systems are developed through an open, consensus-based... | 1% |
| Living Building Challenge | Living Future Institute's Homes certified by a third-party that they produce as much or more energy than they use. Super-insulated homes that have... | 0% |
| NGBS New Construction | Home Innovation Research Labs certifies homes to the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard(tm) (NGBS), which has undergone the full consensus... | 1% |
| NGBS Small Projects Remodel | Home Innovation Research Labs provides project certification to the NGBS. NGBS applies to both single-family homes and multifamily buildings.... | 1% |
| NGBS Whole-Home Remodel | Home Innovation Research Labs provides project certification to the NGBS. NGBS applies to both single-family homes and multifamily buildings.... | 0% |
| PHIUS+ | Super-insulated homes that have met certification requirements demonstrating minimal or no heating and cooling system. | 0% |
| WaterSense | EPA WaterSense is a set of optional construction practices and technologies (above minimum code requirements) that builders can follow to ensure a... | 1% |
| Zero Energy Ready Home | DOE Zero Energy Ready Home is a set of optional construction practices and technologies (above minimum code and ENERGY STAR Certified Home... | 0% |