The NAHB Model Green Building Guidelines are scheduled to sunset and the NAHB Research Center will no longer accept them for green certification. The NAHB Research Center will not accept any rough inspections to the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines conducted after June 1, 2010. Final inspections to the Guidelines must be completed and submitted to the NAHB Research Center by September 1, 2010.
Builders who have started building a development with multiple houses and have committed to getting all homes in the development certified, may continue to certify to the Guidelines until that phase of the development is completed or until December 31, 2011, whichever comes first. Builders seeking to be grandfathered for certification to the Guidelines must have certified at least one home in the current phase of the development by June 1, 2010. Builders seeking to be grandfathered in must Contact Us at the NAHB Research Center prior to May 1, 2010, so the specifics of the development and the exception to the Guidelines sunset can be confirmed in writing prior to June 1, 2010.
Builders who have completed a rough inspection by June 1, 2010 but, due to unique circumstances (e.g., complex finishes that require more than 3 months to complete, extreme weather delays), will not be able to have the final inspection submitted by September 1, 2010, may appeal for an extension using the Contact Us form. Requests for extension must be made by August 1, 2010.
The Green Scoring Tool will no longer accept new projects scored to the Guidelines after April 1, 2010. The Scoring Tool will allow existing Guidelines projects to be edited until June 1, 2010. Guidelines projects will remain available on the scoring tool until January 1, 2011.