Welcome to LEED for Homes
Director: Paul Nutcher at homes@usgbc-cf.org or 407-579-8683
Committee: John Riddle, Deborah Green, Mary Moltzan
Quick Facts: There are 1,557 certified LEED Homes in the United States, 9075 registered, and 38 providers. (Source: USGBC)
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 — or 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.
Checkback for more updates on the LEED Homes process….
LEED Homes Providers for Florida:
Florida Solar Energy Center
Sabrina Liguori
1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922
Tel: 321-638-1723 | Fax: 321-638-1439
Email: sliguori@fsec.ucf.edu
E3 Building Science
Ben Millar
Tel: 239-949-2405 Cell: 352-219-3870
To find a LEED Homes Provider outside Florida, visit the USGBC national Web site at the link below to find a Provider in your area:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1554
There are other Providers for Florida working remotely for any builders wanting to work with them. Their information is below:
Guaranteed Watt Saver (GWS)
Andrea Fair afair@gwssi.com
888-488-0206
6444 N.W. Expressway, Suite 836A
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA)
Maureen Mahle
mahle@swinter.com
203-857-0200 ext.216
50 Washington Street, 601 Norwalk, CT 06854
LEED for Homes News:
USGBC to Conduct Survey of Chapter’s LEED Homes Advocates (July 22, 2009)
To learn more about how USGBC’s National Office can better serve its chapter, the Residential Market Development team has collaborated in developing the following questionare:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229F8SSKHWG
Everyone’s feedback and input are vitally important to the effectiveneess of future RGBA initiatives so please take the time to complete this survey. The survey results will assist the USGBC in helping both the Reesidential Market Development team and the Chapters team better support our chpters’s residentially focused outreach moving forward.
LEED Homes Accredited Professional (June 12, 2009)
The USGBC launched a LEED Home AP designation on June 12. To find out more, visit GBCI’s LEED Homes AP page at: http://www.gbci.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=86
GBCI Offers Green Rater Exam…
GBCI is currently recruiting volunteer Subject Matter Experts to help write and review items for the new LEED for Homes Green Rater exam.
Learn more or volunteer now by completing the LEED for Homes Green Rater item writer application.
Regreen Guide…
For More information on LEED Homes, visit the US Green Building Counci’s Residential Update:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2003
