Building Certifications
Building certifications offer a quality management system for your project. From design review to field verification, we offer a variety of options to ensure your building meets desired specifications.
Certifications:
National Green Building Standard (NGBS)
Verify sustainable building practices with a NGBS certification. Owners of high-performing NGBS homes, site, and multi-family properties enjoy the benefits of energy and water efficiency, reduced operation and maintenance costs, and favorable financing in some cases.
DOE’s Efficient New Homes
Formerly Zero Energy Ready Homes, the Efficient New Homes program certifies homes that are efficient enough to be powered solely by solar energy.
Indoor airPLUS
An EPA Indoor Air Plus certified home minimizes occupant exposure to contaminants and pollutants. A healthy home is always ideal, and this certification provides additional peace of mind and value for those who suffer from chronic respiratory conditions or have other health concerns.
ENERGY STAR®
In many cases, an ENERGY STAR for New Homes certification simply verifies code compliance. In others, it’s slightly above code. We work with builders, architects, and trade partners to make sure your building meets high efficiency and quality standards.
Keen Living can certify properties for:
HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Rating
A HERS rating is the most common type of ERI (Energy Rating Index). And ERI is a scoring system to measure the energy efficiency of a home or multi-family unit. ERIs involve an energy model and field verification to document on site conditions. The result is a score that is often used for code compliance documentation and to qualify for advanced building certifications.
FORTIFIED Home
Traditional building and roofing methods leave you vulnerable to damage from high winds and hail. As a FORTIFIED Home evaluator, we make sure new and existing homes meet proven standards for hurricane and high wind mitigation. This protects your loved ones and your property. In many states, a certification qualifies you for insurance discounts.