LEED for Homes
LEED for Homes is a
voluntary rating system
that promotes the design
and construction of
high-performance green
homes, including
affordable housing,
mass-production homes,
custom designs,
stand-alone
single-family homes,
duplexes and townhouses,
suburban and urban
apartments and
condominiums and lofts
in historic buildings.
LEED homes have lower
energy and water bills,
reduced greenhouse gas
emissions and fewer
problems with mold,
mildew and other indoor
toxins. LEED home is
more safer and
healthier, more
comfortable and more
durable.
LEED certification is
something that consumers
can look for to readily
identify homes that have
been third-party
inspected,
performance-tested and
certified as truly green
homes that will perform
better than standard
homes. Homebuilders
using LEED are able to
differentiate their
homes as some of the
best on the market.
LEED® Certification
LEED® stands for The
Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)
Green Building Rating
System™. The U.S. Green
Building Council
developed a set
of
standards that building
owners and operators use
to construct or convert
conventional buildings
into sustainable green
high performance
buildings. The mission
of the U.S. Green
Building Council is to
improve the quality of
life for people by using
sustainable practices.
LEED certification
offers third party
validation of a
project’s energy
efficient and green
features and verifies
that the building is
operating in a
sustainable way!
How does a solar power
system installation
contribute to LEED
certification? Green
homes utilize many
environmental aspects
including energy saving
and generation. Once
energy efficiency
strategies are utilized,
green homes further
reduce our dependence
on conventional energy
sources as they generate
some or all of their
energy needs through
alternative energy
sources like the sun,
wind, geothermal energy
and biomass.
A building owner or
operator needs to earn
points toward their LEED
rating by using the
various energy
efficiency business
processes and operating
procedures listed in the
checklists.
Renewable energy, such
as a solar power system
can earn you from 1-4
points depending on how
much your electric usage
is offset by renewable
energy.
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