Presenters:
James B. Hackler, LEED for Homes Program Manager, U.S. Green Building Council • Jay Hall, Director of Building Research, Building Knowledge, U.S. Green Building Council • Liz Robinson, Executive Director, Energy Coordinating Agency (LEED for Homes Provider) • Scott Wagner, Senior Energy Analyst, Energy Coordinating Agency • Lorna Rosenberg, Executive Director, Delaware Valley Green Building Council

What is LEED for Homes?
LEED for Homes is a voluntary initiative, currently under development to actively promote the transformation of the mainstream home building industry toward more sustainable practices. LEED for Homes is targeting the top 25% of homes with best practice environmental features. LEED for Homes is a collaborative initiative that actively works with all sectors of the home building industry. LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a set of standards for sustainable construction and development developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Objective of the LEED for Homes Pilot:
The purpose of the pilot is to ensure the LEED for Homes rating system is practical for application and will become an effective tool for introducing green building practices to a major portion of the new home building marketplace. The year long pilot demonstration phase is intended to test the LEED for Homes standard with stakeholders all across the country.

How do I participate in the LEED for Homes Pilot?
Builders will need to follow the LEED for Homes standard. In order to have a home or a development LEED for Homes certified, a builder will need to hire a third party LEED for Homes Provider to verify and conduct the required testing. An application form for participation in the LEED for Homes Pilot is available at www.usgbc.org. There is a $150 Application Fee to participate in the pilot program.

LEED for Homes Orientation:
Builders interested in participating in the pilot are encouraged to attend the LEED for Homes Orientation workshop. Speakers from the U.S. Green Building Council will introduce the program and explain the proposed LEED for Homes Rating System. The pilot program is intended to produce constructive feedback on the Rating System from builders, architects, designers, developers and raters

DVGBC programming made possible by our sustaining sponsors – Antron, Ewing Cole, Liberty Property Trust, Tozour-Trane, AKF Engineers, The Brickman Group, Centocor, Corporate Lamp Recycling,LF Driscoll, Forbo, The Hankin Group, Haworth, Interface, Inc., MAB Paints, MaGrann Associates, Mannington, Mohawk Fine Papers, Norwood, PECO Energy, Powell Trachtman, 7group, and Urban Engineers.