Examples of Earth Advantage in a sentence
Further, in new construction and applicable retrofit projects, HUD strongly encourages the use of industry-recognized, green building certifications, such as the US Green Building Council’s LEED Rating System, Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, the National Green Building Standard, Green Globes, GreenPoint Rating, EarthCraft, Earth Advantage, Passive House, or Living Buildings.
The following periodic testing and inspections to be performed by a LEED Green/Energy/HERS rater or Earth Advantage multifamily certifier, with the project superintendent and appropriate subcontractors, to ensure construction meets the green building design requirements to perform as designed.
For projects seeking Earth Advantage Certification, Earth Advantage Multifamily is required.
The required Earth Advantage documentation shall be submitted with each building permit application.
Final LEED or Earth Advantage certification application, documentation and response from the certifying agency.
If a developer’s request for certification is denied by LEED or Earth Advantage, or the project did not meet the requirements of this Policy, developer may, within ten (10) business days of receiving such notice, submit to PHB a Request for Waiver from this Policy.
Although there is no statutory requirement for the RAISE grant program to conduct project BCAs, DOT policy requires all applicants to prepare BCAs for capital projects.
Within five (5) business days of receiving notification of LEED or Earth Advantage certification approval or denial, developer shall submit such certification or denial to PHB.
Grantees must achieve certification by one of the recognized green rating programs for new construction or substantial rehabilitation, including such programs as Enterprise Green Communities, the National Green Building Standards, LEED for Building Design and Construction (BD+C) Residential, Earthcraft, Earth Advantage New Homes, or other HUD- approved standard.
Rehabilitation Projects must be certified for at least a silver certification from either LEED or Earth Advantage, depending on the extent and scope of work, at the discretion of the PHB HIPP Team Manager, based on a recommendation of the Senior Construction Coordinator.