What makes Green, Green?

 In 2007 the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) External website icon and the International Code Council (ICC) partnered to establish a much-needed and nationally-recognizable standard definition of green building.

The resulting ICC 700 National Green Building Standard™ is the first and only residential green building rating system to undergo the full consensus process and receive approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The Standard defines green building for single- and multifamily homes, residential remodeling projects, and site development projects while still allowing for the flexibility required for regionally-appropriate best green practices.

For residential buildings, four threshold levels - Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Emerald - allow builders to quantify and qualify green building at all levels. At the Emerald level, the highest rating for a residential green building, a building must incorporate energy savings of 60% or more.

 

Threshold Point Ratings for Green Buildings Green Building CategoriesPerformance Point Levels (1) (2)BRONZESILVERGOLDEMERALD Total Points
1. Chapter 5 Lot Design, Preparation, and Development 39 66 93 119 2. Chapter 6 Resource Efficiency 45 79 113 146 3. Chapter 7 Energy Efficiency 30 60 100 120 4. Chapter 8 Water Efficiency 14 26 41 60 5. Chapter 9 Indoor Environmental Quality 36 65 100 140 6. Chapter 10 Operation, Maintenance, and Building Owner Education 8 10 11 12 7.   Additional Points from any category 50 100 100 100222 406 558 697 (1) In addition to the threshold number of points in each category, all mandatory provisions of each category shall be implemented. (2) For dwelling units greater than 4,000 square feet (372 square meters), the number of points in Category 7 (Additional Points from any category) shall be increased in accordance with Section 601.1. The "Total Points" shall be increased by the same number of points.

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