Building certification is mainly for multifamily, manufactured, and single-family homes; for buildings in 21 property types, and for industrial plants in 31 diverse sectors.
ENERGY STAR Certified Residential New Construction
ENERGY STAR certification for a new home or apartment means not only that it is more efficient, but that it is designed and built to standards well above most other homes and apartments on the market and that it has undergone a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by EPA. The median age of owner-occupied homes in the United States is 37 years.1 Locking in energy efficiency during new construction avoids lost opportunities.
Learn more by visiting energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings and Plants
In the commercial and industrial space, the major focus of the ENERGY STAR program is on improving the performance of existing buildings and industrial plants. To do so, EPA provides tools for benchmarking whole building and industrial plant performance. Using these tools, buildings and plants that receive an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or above, as verified by a licensed professional (a professional engineer or registered architect), can apply to have their building or industrial plant certified as ENERGY STAR for a given year.
Learn more by visiting energystar.gov.