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Silver 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.

Bronze EN
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Silver 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. 

HERS® 

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 SCORE 

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

Blue Water
  • ​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  â€‹â€‹
  5. ​WaterSense Labeled Smart Irrigation Controller
 
  • Indoor: Efficient Indoor Fixtures 
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  1. Indoor water pressure is between 30 and 80 PSI
  2. Shower head flow rate: 1.8 GPM at 80  PSI. Only one operating shower head while in operation per bathtub/shower
  3. Sink faucets flow rate: 1.8 gpm or less 
  4. Toilets:WaterSense labeled or 1.28 gallons/flush.
  5. Urinals: WaterSense labeled or 0.5 gallon per flush
    0.125 gallon per flush (wall mounted) 
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Note: To earn certification, you must complete at least 4 out of the 5 requirements in each subcategory. If a specific requirement isn’t applicable to your situation, it will still be marked as fulfilled.​

Water Requirements 

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