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Homeowners and homebuyers are increasingly looking for professionals who are qualified to provide green building services. Once certified as a green building professional, you’ll be promoted online in Build It Green’s Certified Professional Directory. Now is your chance to establish yourself in this profitable niche and distinguish yourself in the marketplace.
Differentiate yourself in the marketplace and add value for your clients by becoming an expert on GreenPoint Rated. Whether your goal is to serve as a third party verifier or simply to design and build better homes, we’ve got the training to take your business to the next level.
A GreenPoint Rater performs all steps of the rating process, including helping the project team decide which points to achieve, verifying each green measure, and submitting the application and supporting documentation to Build It Green. Only Raters can submit verified projects for a Certificate of Evaluation.
| GreenPoint Rated (GPR) Certification Type | Green Building Education | GreenPoint Rated Core | Building Performance | Multifamily Experience | License/ Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPR New Home | |||||||||
| GPR Existing Home Single Family | |||||||||
| GPR Existing Home Multifamily | |||||||||
This course is required for professionals certifying GreenPoint Rated new homes, both single and multifamily. This course covers policies, program requirements, verification, energy evaluation, the role of the rater and submittal processes unique to new homes for both single family and multifamily rating systems.
Pre-Requisite: GreenPoint Rated Core
Time: 8 hours
Format: Online, Live Streaming
This course is required for professionals certifying GreenPoint Rated existing single family homes. This course covers policies program requirements verification energy evaluation and audit role of the rater and submittal processes uniue to a single family existing home. Note: as an Existing Home Rater, GreenPoint Rated has developed a policy that allows you to work a QA Rater to rate your own projects and serve as a one-stop shop to your clients.
Pre-Requisite: GreenPoint Rated Core
Time: 16 hours
Format: Online, Live Streaming
This course is required for professionals certifying GreenPoint Rated existing multifamily homes. This course covers multifamily building systems, Home Energy Rating System Program Phase II content specific to multifamily (MF HERS II), and other green measures and energy audits that will qualify you to perform work for most multifamily upgrade programs, including GreenPoint Rated.
Pre-Requisite: Building Performing Institute Multifamily Building Analyst (BPI MFBA) certification + GreenPoint Rated Core
Time: 24 hours
Format: Online, Live Streaming
GreenPoint Rated is a credible and accessible pathway to prove homes are built to trusted environmental standards.
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