4.13.2011

How Green Can You Go: The Many Shades of Certification

A LEED for Homes project can achieve one of four different levels of recognition under the current rating system: Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. The point threshold for each level changes slightly based on a ratio of the number of bedrooms you have compared to your home's overall square footage. The idea is to reward more compact living spaces.

We are aiming for Silver. Of course, Mr. Grovewood would like to get to Platinum, but Mrs. Grovewood (who is also the project team's Professional Credentialed with Respect to LEED for Homes) is more of an under-promise, over-deliver kind of lady.