Tag: USGBC
Measure energy efficiency with the Home Energy Score tool
Beyond giving homeowners the information they need to make their home more energy-efficient, the Home Energy Score can also showcase the energy investments you’ve made in your home to make it more attractive to potential buyers in the future.
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The Many Benefits of a LEED Home
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used third-party verification for green buildings. LEED-certified buildings are resource efficient through water and energy use reductions and they also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Materials used are safer for human health and designs are aimed at improving indoor environmental quality for the occupants.
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LEED for Homes: Certification Process
How do you know you’re building a green home? How do you know how green the home you’re purchasing is? Looking for LEED certification is one way to find out. So, how do you get a home LEED certified? It’s really quite simple. Watch this quick video to learn the process.
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What’s a LEED Home?
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a program of the U.S. Green Building...
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A Must-Read Guide to Green Remodeling
When it is time to tackle your remodeling project, make sure that you do it in the healthiest and most sustainable way. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) team up to bring you REGREEN.
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