Built Green Checklists are available in Acrobat® PDF format. Click to view using Acrobat® Reader, or right-click and save to disk for later viewing and printing.
Checklist Overview
Each Built Green checklist provides the framework for builders, developers and architects to qualify homes, communities or commercial projects (checklist for Communities & Developments is under development) for inclusion in one of the four programs. There are several important areas that are addressed in the checklists:
Site and Water
The Built Green program places a high priority on water conservation and quality. The action items include practices to conserve water, protect natural features, prevent erosion, promote and to otherwise improve water quality.
Energy Efficiency
A Built Green home or building can be designed and constructed to maximize energy savings by reducing heat loss through a combination of design elements and building practices, thereby making the home or building more economical to operate.
Indoor Air Quality
Indoor air quality can be improved through a series of practices and features that reduce indoor pollutants such as installing low toxic finishes.
Material Selection
Builders use design and material selections that can result in conserving limited resources. Using recycled content products reduces the use of "virgin" materials. Using current waste minimizing practices can contribute to the overall efficiency of the project. Encouraging builders to use locally manufactured products also reduces the energy used to get them to the job site.
