Certified Green Homes For Sale | Albuquerque NM
To set a standard for green building in NM there are five certfication levels for residential buildings - Bronze, Silver, Gold and Emerald. The certified level is based on a point system and how much more energy efficient the home is than the typical home built. At the highest rating Emerald Level, a home must incorporate energy saving of 60% or more. Search Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, and other areas for green homes below. Read More
All MLS Certified Green Homes Listings
- All Listings
- Under $100,000
- $100,000 - $200,000
- $200,000 - $300,000
- $300,000 - $400,000
- $400,000 - $500,000
- $500,000 - $600,000
- $600,000 - $700,000
- $700,000 - $800,000
- $800,000 - $900,000
- $900,000 - $1,000,000
- Over $1,000,000
Additional Information:
To attain the standard, the builder must incorporate a minimum number of features in the following areas:
- Lot and site development
- Energy
- Water
- Resource effciency
- Indoor environmental quality
- Home owner education
In order to attain a higher level of green certification by the NAHB Research Center, a home must accrue successively higher levels of minimum points in every category – the highest level of certification is dictated by the lowest category score level.
Green Building Categories |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
Emerald |
LEED-H |
LEED-Gold |
Lot Design, Preparation, and Development | 39 | 66 |
93 |
119 |
 |  |
Resource Efficiency | 45 | 79 | 113 | 146 | Â | Â |
Energy Efficiency | 30 | 60 |
100 |
120 |
 |  |
Water Efficiency | 14 | 26 |
41 |
60 |
 |  |
Indoor Environmental Quality | 36 |
65 |
100 |
140 | Â | Â |
Operation, Maintenance, and Building Owner Education | 8 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
 |  |
Additional Points from any category | 50 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
 |  |
HERS* | Â 85 | 70 |
50 |
40 |
 |  |
*Home Energy Rating System