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The Wisconsin Trend Home 2010 is being constructed to the NAHB Research Center’s National Green Building Certification Program, and will be certified by a third-party verifier, rating the home’s exceptional energy performance and utilization of sustainable materials. As of April 2010, there are a total of 1,000 certifications to the National Green Building Certification Program nationwide. In the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin, only one home has achieved this certification, and it was built by Schmidt Bros. Custom Homes, the general contractor for the Trend Home 2010.
The NAHB Research Center’s Green Building Certification Program is the result of a consensus committee formed in 2007 to develop a national green building standard in compliance with the requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The resulting ANSI approved ICC-700-2008 National Green Building Standard, the basis for the NAHB Research Center’s Certification Program, 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.
Homes built to the National Green Building Standard for certification by the NAHB Research Center are rated in six categories:
- Lot design, preparation and development
- Resource-efficient features
- Water-efficient features
- Energy-efficient features
- Indoor air quality features
- Operation, maintenance and homeowner education
To learn about each of these categories and how the WI Trend Home achieves points in each, click on the category on the menu at the left. |
