Find qualified programs that follow The Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) energy efficiency standards and requirements.
Built Green Five Star
Location: Washington
Built Green® of King and Snohomish Counties offers certifications for single-family, multi-family, remodel, refit, and community projects. Certification levels of 3-, 4-, and 5-Star are possible. The program also offers education and marketing support for its members. In addition, staff works closely with local governments to maintain and create municipal and utility incentives to reward green building.
Built Green Four Star
Location: Washington
Built Green® of King and Snohomish Counties offers certifications for single-family, multi-family, remodel, refit, and community projects. Certification levels of 3-, 4-, and 5-Star are possible. The program also offers education and marketing support for its members. In addition, staff works closely with local governments to maintain and create municipal and utility incentives to reward green building.
International Living Future Institute 2030 Challenge + Reveal Label
Location: All states
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is a nonprofit working to build an ecologically-minded, restorative world for all people. Using principles of social and environmental justice, ILFI seeks to counter climate change by pushing for an urban environment free of fossil fuels. ILFI runs the Living Building Challenge, which is the world’s most rigorous green building standard, not to mention several other programs: the Living Product Challenge, the Living Community Challenge, and the Reveal, Declare and Just labels. These programs develop a green framework for living in a 21st-century world.
Passive House Institute (PHI)
Location: All states
The Passive House Institute (PHI) is an independent research institute, offering Passive House Classic, Plus, and Premium certifications.
Passive House Institute US (PHIUS)
Location: All states
The PHIUS+2015 Passive Building Standard released by Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) in 2015 is the first and only passive building standard in the world based upon climate-specific comfort and performance criteria aimed at presenting an affordable solution to achieving the most durable, resilient, and energy-efficient building possible for a specific location.
The US Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Program
Location: All states
Since 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home program has recognized hundreds of leading builders for their achievements in energy efficiency, resulting in over 14,000 energy efficient homes and millions of dollars in energy savings. The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home, represents a whole new level of home performance, with rigorous requirements that ensure outstanding levels of energy savings, comfort, health and durability.
BPA does not manage any of the programs on this New Multifamily Construction Qualified Programs List. For questions or more information on each program, please contact programs directly.
Payments are an agreement between BPA and its customer utilities. Payments to end use-consumers or developers are a separate relationship between customer utilities and end users and may be subject to additional or different requirements and funding levels.
Programs may be added at any time, and may be removed to coincide with new publication of a BPA Implementation Manual (next update October 1, 2019).