LEED for healthy, efficient and resilient homes
LEED certified homes are designed to provide clean indoor air and ample natural light while ensuring comfort and good health by using safe building materials. By reducing energy and water consumption, LEED for homes can lower utility bills, lowering the cost of home ownership.
LEED homes are designed and constructed to:
- Be more resilient in the face of changing weather patterns
- Maximize indoor fresh air and minimize exposure to airborne toxins and pollutants for better health outcomes
- Use less energy and water with certified homes using on average 20 to 30% less energy than non-green homes
- Deliver value, with very little markup versus non-green homes and opportunities for incentives and rebates for green homes.
Choose a LEED for Homes Green Rater before registering.
Getting Started
Start by determining the rating system you will use. The links provided below take you to the applicable list of LEED credits and prerequisites.
- LEED v4.1 BD+C: Residential Single Family applies to single family homes that are attached or detached, and multifamily buildings of up to four units.
- LEED v4 BD+C: Homes and Multifamily Lowrise applies to single family homes and multi-family residential buildings of three or less storeys.
- LEED v4 BD+C: Multifamily Midrise applies to residential buildings of four or more storeys.
All LEED residential project teams must include a LEED Green Rater, who performs the required onsite verification. Project teams must contact a Green Rater to work with prior to registering their project.
You are now ready to register your project in LEED Online. You can refer to our Marketing Support page for information on promoting your project.
Alternative compliance paths (ACPs) provide project teams the flexibility to use a locally-relevant equivalent in credit requirements. Read up on ACPs available for Canada here. Your Green Rater can walk you through the process and explain how each tool can help.
For Multifamily projects, your Green Rater can also help identify substitute credits from LEED v4.1 Residential: Multifamily Homes to benefit from new features.
Ask us a question – any time! LEED is supported by LEED Coach Canada, a collaborative team with diverse building science backgrounds. With people located across Canada, we’re here to help.