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GHI member renovation aims for LEED and pre certifies zero energy capable

May 29, 2020/0 Comments/in Local, Certified Homes, Certified LEED, LEED Platinum, Michigan, Project Type, Single-Family Projects, Zero Energy Capable /by Brett Little

Baker+Myers SmartHaus is a LEED registered home aiming for Platinum v4.1 and is pre-certified to be Zero Energy Capable brought to you by our member company Smart Haus Wexler / Kollman and verified by members Eco Achievers. It will ideally use about a tenth the heating energy of a built- to-code home, and about 109% […]

The 2020 Green Homes Smart Market report is out!

May 26, 2020/0 Comments/in Green Home Institute /by Brett Little

The 2020 Green Homes Smart Market report is out! “Third-party verification, whether through a HERS score or through certification, is the top way that home builders demonstrate to their customers that projects that they build are green” A 3rd of single-family home builder’s top marketing tools include the Home Energy Rating Score (HERS) and a […]