Comparing the Residential Green Building Certification Programs

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What is the difference between the main programs and which should you use?

Residential Green Building Certifications are great tools you can use to make sure your next project meets the 5 pillars of green building. Energy | Health | Materials | Water | Place. Using these tools, you can manage a project from design through early operations to maximize all pillars. Renovations through new construction, single-family through high rise mixed use multifamily, we will compare and contrast the main green building rating system so you can determine which is right for you and your clients. We will look at who managed these programs, what types of living spaces they apply to, prerequisite and credit overview, difficulty, who can help, quality assurance, and costs. Bonus - We will discuss how they may be required or rewarded to achieve major tax benefits for low income or market rate housing. Programs include LEED for Homes Enterprise Green Communities National Green Building Standard GreenStar Homes Certification We will also reference the living building challenge and LEED O + M as well. This course is part of our ongoing Certified GreenHome Designation Training but can be viewed as a standalone. Unless you are already familiar with green building practices and energy ratings, we highly encourage you to attend the <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtOuBSUfZX7oqfNAnKe9_JNg3HmfVkrZU" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Basics of Residential Green Building</a> and Remodeling Courses and <a href="https://youtu.be/1vxvdd2QV38" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Comparing the Residential Energy Rating Systems first. </a>Speaker Brett Little, Program Manager at GreenHome Institute, has been involved in residential sustainability since 2008 and holds a bachelor&#x27;s in Sustainable Business. Brett has provided consulting and verification services on 1000&#x27;s residential green-certified living spaces, and GC&#x27;d two of his own GreenStar Homes Certified remodels. The most recent achieving platinum and aiming for zero carbon. Brett oversees education services providing training or moderations for 100&#x27;s of events with 1000&#x27;s attendees. His mission is to help you build, BETTER.

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