Accreditation

PowerHouse is a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and has a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified professional working on every system it creates.

• The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC's mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.
• Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
• The LEED® Professional Credentials (LEED AP and Green Associate) recognize professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building techniques, the LEED green building rating systems, and the certification process. The LEED Professional Credentials program is administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBSI), which was established with the support of USGBC to allow for objective, balanced management of the credentialing program.
• To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20-30% more efficient than standard homes. And with homebuyers increasingly interested in green building, energy efficiency is the place to start. * The easy way to make sure a new home is energy efficient is to look for the blue ENERGY STAR mark, the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency.
• The HERS Index is a scoring system established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) in which a home built to the specifications of the HERS Reference Home (based on the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code) scores a HERS Index of 100, while a net zero energy home scores a HERS Index of 0. The lower a home's HERS Index, the more energy efficient it is in comparison to the HERS Reference Home.
• A Green Irene ECO-Consultant can now offers and verifies the highly-regarded Green Business Bureau Certification, so you can show your on-going eligibility with the requirements of each level of Green Business Certification (Aware, Gold, Platinum). We are also offer green home make-over's including recycling and waste reduction, energy conservation and efficiency, water conservation and purity, indoor air quality, and more. Check out our online products on our Store page.