ABQ Green Path and Req'd Documents

This blog post is a consolidation of background information for your reference only.

A builder pursuing the green path in the City of Albuquerque and the impact fee incentive must have the following documents within one week of CO (we are not sure if its before or after CO):

• Green Certificate from BGNM (Build Green NM process)
• Green Verification Report (Green Verifier's report on green verification of green submittal)
• HERC (HERS Report from Energy Rater)
• NRG Star Home (Report Included in HERS Report from Energy Rater)

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www.gogreennmllc.com

Go Green, NM provides Energy Modeling, HERS Rating, Performance Testing for the Albuquerque Energy Conservation Code, and Green Verification for LEED and BGNM.

Radon Control in NGBS

Both LEED and NGBS require passive or active radon control systems if you are in an EPA radon Zone 1. Radon control systems for Zone 2 is not mandatory only optional. All counties in NM are in Zone 1 or Zone 2. Bernalillo County is in Zone 1, Sandoval County is in Zone 2, Los Alamos is in Zone 2, Rio Arriba is in Zone 1, Las Cruces is in Zone 2, Roswell is in Zone 2, Santa Fe is in Zone 1 etc. Currently, any home built in Zone 1 would need at a minimum a passive system or an active radon control system to qualify in either the BGNM (NGBS) or LEED for Homes program.

Visit Go Green, NM LLC for more information!

www.gogreennmllc.com

Go Green, NM provides Energy Modeling, HERS Rating, Performance Testing for the Albuquerque Energy Conservation Code, and Green Verification for LEED and BGNM.