The LEED for Homes Scoring Tool is an easy way for anyone to get acquainted with green building and the LEED for Homes rating system. There are two main components to the scoring tool, a Quick Score path and a Credit by Credit path.
Quick Score
The Quick Score path is intended for people new to LEED for Homes and allows users to answer very general questions about green building. After answering approximately 15 questions users will receive an approximate certification level and a list of things that they would be required to do in order for their project to be considered for certification. From there the user will also be able to proceed to the Credit by Credit path in order to fine tune the project score and learn detailed information about the LEED for Homes rating system requirements.
Credit by Credit
The Credit by Credit path is a walk-through of the rating system with a built-in checklist in which users can review credit requirements and indicate Yes, No or Maybe that the project will meet the intent of that specific credit. It calculates the points for each credit category, checks to make sure that all the pre-requisites are checked off and ensures that the minimum point floors are attained.
The Scoring Tool is also useful as a project management tool for project teams that are working on multiple projects or are looking to see how different iterations of the same project fare in the rating system.
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BuildingGreen, Inc. led the design and content development for this website, with support from USGBC's LEED for Homes staff, additional technical expertise from Ann V. Edminster, founder/principal of Design AVEnues, and user interface/graphic design by Sway Design.