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Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency® (DSIRE)
View a variety of options to earn energy tax rebates, credits, and programs that offer assistance with weatherization, home performance updates, and more.
RESIDENTIAL GREEN AND ENERGY EFFICIENT ADDENDUM
This resource assists with ensuring that High Performing (energy efficient) aspects of a home are appropriately valued through the appraisal process. It highlights often overlooked features in residential green properties.
MLS Green fields
Fields in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are filled in to create search options, gather data points to help search and price homes. GREEN Fields specifically create search and data options for homes with sustainable features. The more these fields are used, the more options real estate professionals have to prove that Home Performance is an important aspect or real estate. Whether you’re wondering what a certain field means or hoping that your local MLS will begin using them the Quick Start Guide MLS Green Fields (A CMLS Quick Start Guide to MLS Green Fields) is a great resource for a REALTOR®, Appraiser, or the like. If you’re a home owner looking to ensure your High Performing Home is marketed appropriately ask them if they’re familiar with MLS GREEN Fields!
Illinois Mine Map
Search by address to see if a residence is in an area with mine activity. Depiction of underground mining in Illinois.
SOLAR VALUATION TOOL
PV Value® is a free solar PV Valuation tool that answers the question of "How much is solar PV worth" and is compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. It is available for and being used by real estate appraisers, realtors, homeowners, commercial building owners, home builders, solar installers, green raters, insurance companies, and mortgage lenders in all 50 states along with D.C. and Puerto Rico. PV Value® allows for the calculation of both the cost and income approach to value and was endorsed by the largest appraiser trade organization, the "Appraisal Institute," as an innovative approach to valuing solar assets.
Environmental Energy Consultants
Education and services for building professionals, businesses, and homeowners. Creating a deeper understanding of energy economics within buildings & communities. Optimize cost and fortify your businesses by filling unseen holes in buildings, business plans, and budgets. Making meaningful connections between spending, energy, health, and productivity bolsters business and fosters resiliency within communities.
NGBS Green Certified Homes are Designed and Constructed to a Higher Standard
NGBS Green Certification is a rigorous process that ensures a home, building, or land development is designed and built to achieve excellence in green construction. NGBS Green certification is comprehensive, flexible, third-party verified, and cost-effective. The ICC 700 National Green Building Standard® (NGBS) is the first ANSI-approved green building rating system for homes and multifamily buildings.
Solar Professional Search
NABCEP is a global certification company. You can use their search function to see if a Solar PV Professional has an active certification.