The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Conservation Services Group (CSG) have recognized a Cambridge, Mass., property as receiving a certified rating in the LEED for Homes pilot program.
The site is the first LEED-certified home project in Massachusetts and the first multi-unit building in the country that meets the USGBC standards for sustainable design and construction.
The property has also been designated an Energy Star-labeled home by CSG, a non-profit group that provides certification services for both LEED for Homes and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) Energy Star Homes programs in the Northeast.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Aedi Development LLC is the developer and the general contractor.
LEED for Homes is a USGBC green homes pilot program that evaluates the environmental features of single and multi-family homes by regional, third party providers designated by the USGBC. In Massachusetts, there are 27 LEED-certified residential and commercial projects. The Cambridge property is the first LEED for Homes project in the state and qualifies as the first multi-unit LEED-certified home in the country.