Guidelines & Checklists

Download Build It Green's current and archived Green Building Guidelines, checklists, and calculators here.

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Current Guidelines

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Home Remodeling

• Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines (.pdf)
• Home Remodeling Green Building Checklist (.xls)

New Homes

• New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines (.pdf)
• Single Family GreenPoint Calculator v3.4 (.xls)

Multifamily

• Multifamily Green Building Guidelines Part 1 (.pdf)
• Multifamily Green Building Guidelines Part 2 (.pdf)
• Multifamily GreenPoints Calculator v1.4 (.xls)

*The Build It Green Multifamily Green Building Guidelines were updated as of May 2008. An updated version of the GreenPoint Rated Multifamily Checklist will be available in the near future to reflect the changes in the new version of the Multifamily Guidelines. The Multifamily Guidelines version that corresponds to the current GreenPoint Rated Multifamily Checklist can be found below under Archived Guidelines.

Archived Guidelines

• 2004 Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines (.pdf)
• 2005 New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines (.pdf)
• 2005 New Home GreenPoints Calculator (.xls)
• 2005 New Home Guidelines References (.pdf)
• 2004 Multifamily Green Building Guidelines (.pdf)