National Green Building Standard ICCASHRAE 700 2015 Green

National Green Building Standard™ ICC/ASHRAE 700 - 2015

Green Building as a Home Building System • Starts with Holistic Planning • Evaluate Options across all Work Stages and Tasks • Examine for benefits across multiple practices • Involve all parties • Determine the levels of performance • Document products and practices

Holistic Application of Multiple Systems • Recognizes the inter-related nature of each system • Emphasizes a balanced approach to each system • Emphasis on comfort, health, efficiency • Provides for multiple paths to compliance Lot Design Energy Efficiency Water Efficiency Resource Efficiency Indoor Air Quality Operation & Maintenance

National Green Building Standard • Recently Approved March 2016 • Collaboration between ICC, ASHRAE and NAHB • First version approved in 2008 • First green rating system to become an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved consensus standard

Key Elements • ANSI-approved consensus standard • Free downloadable Green Scoring Tool • Third-party verification of all claimed practices • Applies to ALL residential projects – Land Development, General Construction, Multifamily, Remodeling • Mandatory items in each category • Multiple practices available for flexibility • Requires progressively higher levels of environmental performance in every category to obtain higher levels of green certification Bronze Silver Gold Emerald

Green Subdivision • Land development • New or existing subdivisions • Subdivision with multiple sites • Emphasis on: • Preserving/enhancing existing characteristics • Environmental impact minimized • Sustainable landscaping • 24 Developments Certified including 1541 Lots

Green Buildings • 79, 025 Total Dwelling Units Certified • 10, 646 Single-Family Homes Certified • New Construction

Green Multi-unit • Classified at R-2 in ICC IBC • Residential and Residential Common Areas • Each unit must comply • Building receives the rating • 1, 977 Multifamily projects certified including 66, 203 multifamily units

Remodeling – Large Scale • 50% of original structure to remain • Whole building to achieve rating • Energy and Water Efficiency based on % improvement • Available for multi-unit also • 978 units certified

Remodeling – Small Scale • Prescriptive practices for functional areas • Kitchens, baths, room conversions • Kitchen and bath available for multi -unit • Project deemed compliant when practices achieved • 1, 178 units certified

3 Regions with Greatest Green Opportunity by Builders and Remodelers Source: Green Home Building survey, Mc. Graw-Hill Construction, December, 2011 è Pacific: #1 – 81% builders – 85% remodelers è West North Central: #2 – 76% builders – 79% remodelers è New England: #3 – 75% builders – 64% remodelers Need new updated slide

Firms Dedicated to Green Will Increase Dramatically by 2016 32% Dedicated to Green: 90% of their projects are green 25% 18% 2015 10% Builders Dedicated to Green Source: Smart. Market Report: Healthier Homes, Dodge Data & Analytics, 2015 Remodelers Dedicated to Green 2020

Triggers for Green Building Source: Smart. Market Report: Healthier Homes, Dodge Data & Analytics, 2015

Obstacles for Green Building Source: Smart. Market Report: Healthier Homes, Dodge Data & Analytics, 2015

In Summary • Balanced, system based approach to a more healthy, comfortable and efficient home • Rapidly growing market – consistently beats projections • Growing industry recognition of consumer preference for a recognized and certified home • Marketing advantage to building beyond code – building homes for tomorrow