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NGBS Green Certification Fees

Keeping rigorous green home certification affordable for all markets

Single-Family or Townhomes

Includes buildings covered by the IRC. A townhouse is defined as a single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units in which each unit extends from foundation to roof. For NGBS Green purposes, there is no height limit for a building to be considered a townhouse.

Single-Family or Townhomes
Registration	Free
Standard Pricing: New Construction or Renovation	$200 per home
Volume Pricing (400+ homes per year): New Construction or Renovation	$100 per home
Certified Path	$100 per home
Build to Rent (BTR)	$125 per home
Add-on Structures & Spaces
Commercial/Workspace	$500 per home
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (MUST meet definition of sleeping or dwelling unit AND must be accessory to SF home on same lot)	$150 per ADU

Multifamily

Multifamily buildings are not included in the IRC and typically have one unit above another. Contact us for clarification if necessary.

Multifamily

Registration

Free

Standard Pricing: New Construction or Existing Buildings

Up to 3 stories ^a	$300 per building + $30 per unit
4 stories to 8 stories	$700 per building + $30 per unit
9 stories and above	$1,000 per building + $30 per unit

Volume Pricing^b: New Construction or Existing Buildings

10-19 buildings	$200 per building + $30 per unit
20-49 buildings	$150 per building + $30 per unit
50+ buildings	$125 per building + $30 per unit

Non-Residential/Mixed Use Buildings (residential portion must be seeking certification)

Core and Shell

$750

Fully Fitted Out Space

$1,000

Accessory Buildings
(do NOT have dwelling or sleeping units AND are incidental to residential building(s) seeking certification)

$150 per building

^a Stacked townhomes (i.e., “2x2s”) are multifamily buildings and should be registered as a 4-story building with 2 units – two-over-two/stacked townhouse – and the fee is $400 for the building. Duplexes are multifamily buildings with two units that are located on a single tax lot. Triplexes are multifamily buildings with three units.

^b To be eligible for volume discounts for MF buildings, buildings must be under 4 stories, on the same development parcel within the same community, and registered at the same time. Multifamily buildings 4 or more stories are not eligible for a volume discount.

NGBS Green+ Certification

Badges include Net Zero Energy, Resilience, Smart Home, Universal Design, Wellness, and Zero Water.

NGBS Green+ Certification (below fees in addition to certification fees)
Single-Family	$50 per home, per badge
Multifamily (up to 3 stories)	$100 per building, per badge
Multifamily (4+ stories)	$300 per building, per badge

On request, specialized project/development-wide pricing is available if all buildings within that project seek NGBS Green+ recognition.

Land Development Certification

Available when land development activities completed and inspected; can be done in phases. Pricing is based on the number of lots covered by certification. When certifying by phases, fees are per phase.


Certification – Up to 99 Lots/Buildings	$4,000 per development
Certification – 100+ Lots/Buildings	$6,500 per development
NGBS Green Review - Plan Approval Letter (based on final plan review; not required* for certification)*	$2,500 per development (any size development)

Land development certification is free when deed covenant requires all eligible buildings to seek NGBS Green certification. Call for details and approval.

Water Rating Index (WRI) & WaterSense Certification


Registration	Free
WRI or WaterSense Certification WITH NGBS Green Certification	Free
WRI or WaterSense Certification for Single-Family or Townhomes (without NGBS Green Certification)	$50
WRI or WaterSense Certification for Multifamily or Residential Portions of Mixed-Use Buildings (without NGBS Green Certification)	$100

Appeal Fees

The Appeals process and policy is available in the Builder’s Resource Guide.

Appeals	Single-family or Townhomes	Multifamily
Administrative Appeal	$500 per home	$1,000 per building
Full Appeal	$750	$1,500
Maximum appeal cap per project	$10,000	$15,000

Administrative Fees

The Appeals process and policy is available in the Builder’s Resource Guide.


Digital Certificate Downloads	Free on AXIS online platform
Hardcopy Certificate Reprints (printed & mailed)	$50
Certificate Changes Requiring Certificate Reissuance (e.g., name changes)	$50
Certification Level Changes	$200 per home; $500 per building