LEED for homes is a nationally recognized third party certification program of the U.S. Green Building Council. It is a point based system that measures performance in eight areas: Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Site Selection, Site Development, Materials Selection, Residents’ Awareness, and Innovation.
LEED is like the nutrition label that demonstrates in measurable terms how a home incorporates efficient features, with the added assurance that the final product has been third party-verified and performance tested. LEED homes are even given an EPS (Energy Performance Score), which is a clear and quantitative way to assess a new home's energy consumption, estimated utility costs and related carbon impact.
Jovick Construction built this LEED Gold certified home in Medford. One of the most critical strategies for this project was to keep the final build price within the range of it's neighbors for future resale purposes, while building to LEED standards. The key to meeting this goal was the collaborative approach we took in which the homeowners, the builder, and the architect were working as a team from the very beginning stages of design. The end result was an extremely functional floor plan and a house that performs as a holistic system.
Here are some of the key factors which contributed to earning the LEED Gold certification:
Roof insulation value of R-49
To learn more about the LEED for homes visit: www.usgbc.org/leed/homes
Jovick Construction built this LEED Gold certified home in Medford. One of the most critical strategies for this project was to keep the final build price within the range of it's neighbors for future resale purposes, while building to LEED standards. The key to meeting this goal was the collaborative approach we took in which the homeowners, the builder, and the architect were working as a team from the very beginning stages of design. The end result was an extremely functional floor plan and a house that performs as a holistic system.
Here are some of the key factors which contributed to earning the LEED Gold certification:
Solar Hot Water
Fresh air ventilation system
HVAC efficiency of 8.5 HPSF-13 SEER
Roof insulation value of R-49
Floor insulation value of R-38
Greatly reduced envelope leakage (3.4ACH)
Water conserving faucets, toilets, landscaping
No or low VOC paints, primers, adhesives
72% of construction waste was diverted from landfill
To learn more about the LEED for homes visit: www.usgbc.org/leed/homes
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