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

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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    
Energy Efficiency 30 60
100
120
   
Water Efficiency 14 26
41
60
   
Indoor Environmental Quality 36
65
100
140    
Operation, Maintenance, and Building Owner Education 8
10
11
12
   
Additional Points from any category 50
100
100
100
   
HERS*  85 70
50
40
   

*Home Energy Rating System