The new Green Building Standard 189.1 is coming and it is going to have a huge impact on home values across America.

Here is an excerpt from the ASHRAE website:

“Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the United States.  It has been published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), in conjunction with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).”

The new codes are going to include items like heating/cooling system efficiency, CO2 emissions, building envelope analysis including air-tightness, insulation quality, window efficiency and moisture resistance.

Basically, the efficiency of ALL of the systems of a home/building and the way they interact with one another are going to be inspected, analyzed and recorded for green certification. Green certification and Documentation = Higher Home Values…It’s about time!