These days, it seems like everyone's talking about green homes, and for good reason. Environmentally friendly homes not only save resources and money, they can last longer, be healthier and more comfortable, and hold their value better than similarly priced homes. But how can you tell if a home really is green?
GreenPoint Rated removes the guesswork from evaluating a home's green features, allowing home buyers to compare newly built homes on a level playing field. And GreenPoint Rated rewards building professionals who create green homes by allowing them to brand their products with a recognizable, trustworthy seal of approval.
Think of GreenPoint Rated as a report card for new home construction.
Donn Davy, Green Home Savvy’s principal, was in the first
class of Green Point Raters, and has been doing ratings since 2006. Donn
attended the LEED for Homes rollout training in
- We are the rater on the current record-holding project, which scored over 300 Green Points.
- We also do home performance testing, HERS rating, and energy analysis.
- We have
performed over 100 intensive, 5-hour building inspections producing 15-20 page
reports for each.
- We have
developed a unique green points rating system for existing homes, compounded
from LEED-H, BIG new-home and BIG remodel checklists, and tested it in a dozen
cases.
