Residential Green Building Advocacy (RGBA)

Director: John Riddle, LEED AP BD+C (john@turningleafco.com)

Chair: Jeff Schnellmann (jgs0419@gmail.com)

Meetings: The third Thursday of each month at 4PM at the Orange County Environmental Protection Divison office located at 800 Mercy Drive, Suite 4, Orlando, unless otherwise noted. See event calendar on home page for updated information.

Quick Facts: There are 18,827 certified LEED Homes in the United States and 75,285 registered. (Source: USGBC Feb 2012)

HOW TO GET STARTED:

The first step in LEED Homes Certification is to find your local Provider, which will eventually send the builder’s submittals to the panel of judges at the USGBC National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. for possible certification of the building. The LEED Homes Provider in your area is the best place to find a field agent, sometimes called a green rater. This is the individual who assists the builder with the durability checklist and then inspects the home during construction (prior to installation of the interior walls), collects the submittals on behalf of the builder and then goes to the Provider with the documentation. For further details on LEED for Homes, click here.