Benefits

Buying or building a new home in California is complicated enough, so why bother with GreenPoint Rated? The program offers advantages for various groups.

Homebuyers

The GreenPoint Rated label gives you assurance that you're getting a healthier, more environmentally responsible home. GreenPoint Rated homes are verified to exceed state building and energy code requirements for health and environmental performance.

Builders, contractors, and architects

GreenPoint Rated provides validation from a trusted, independent source to support your marketing efforts as a green builder. Participating in GreenPoint Rated will help you meet growing consumer demand for green homes and outpace your competition. Upon satisfactory completion of the rating process, your projects will be eligible to feature the GreenPoint Rated logo in marketing materials, subject to logo use guidelines.

Other building professionals

Real estate agents, financing specialists, appraisers and others who work in fields related to new home construction and sales can rely on GreenPoint Rated to help their clients identify homes that are healthier, more environmentally friendly and exceed California's building and energy codes.

Local governments

GreenPoint Rated fosters sustainability in your community by spurring the development of healthier, more environmentally responsible homes. GreenPoint Rated also provides a means of tracking the number of green homes built in your community and quantifying the resource and health benefits those homes deliver. In fact, GreenPoint Rated can be a key strategy to help your community achieve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals.