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Bronze home 

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Note: You can certify your house in Energy, Water, or both. Additionally, you can achieve different tiers for each category. For example, you might certify your house as a Copper home for Water and a Gold home for Energy.

Green Leaves
Bronze EN

Bronze Tier HERS ® Score Requirements 

To qualify for the Homes Elevated Program, builders must meet a specific HERS® Index Score for each energy efficiency level. A certified rater will verify the score to approve certification.

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Builders have the flexibility to choose their approach to meet the required HERS® score. 

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HERS® 

Too easy? Reach out to your rater to level up to the next tier!

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Bronze WA

Water Requirements 

  • ​Outdoor: Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinances:
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  1. No lawn in park strips
  2. No lawn in areas less than 8 feet in width 
  3. No more than 50% of front and side yard landscaped is lawn
  4. No lawn on slopes exceeding a 20% grade  
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Note: To earn certification, please complete at least 3 out of the 4 requirements.If a specific requirement isn’t applicable to your situation, it will be marked as fulfilled.
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