Green and Energy Efficient Housing

In the Green and Energy Efficient Housing section, you will find information related to: Training; Education and Resources; Financing; and Energy Resources.

EDUCATION/RESOURCES

Additional affordable green housing information will be provided and can be found through the following summaries and links:

Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC)

The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) is a nonprofit Florida corporation dedicated to improving the built environment. Our mission is “to provide a statewide green building program with environmental and economic benefits.”

FGBC was conceived and founded in the belief that green building programs will be most successful if there are clear and meaningful principles on which “green” qualification and marketing are based. We are a membership-based organization governed by a Board of Directors and corporate officers who are elected by the general membership.

To access all of the features on this website, login using your membership account information or if you are not a member, create a new username and password of your choice. You will be able to access an array of information including projects, local government activity, FGBC administrative business and Florida green certification standards.

FGBC – Florida Green Home Standard Application

Florida Green Building Coalition News

The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)

U.S. Green Building Council and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. This is the place to:

• Certify your green building
• Join USGBC as an organization
• Join a chapter as an individual
• Sign up for courses and workshops
• Purchase LEED Reference Guides
• Register for Greenbuild
• Sign up for e-newsletters
• Become a LEED AP
• Learn about green building

Green Building Resource Guide

Enterprise Green Communities – Tour a Green project, access reports, funding opportunities and more.

FINANCING

Florida Green Building Loan Pool

Enterprise Foundation

ENERGY RESOURCES

Green Appraisal Information

HUD Incentives to Reduce Energy Costs

State of Florida Utility Rebates & Incentives

State of Florida Renewable Incentives

Florida Power and Light (FPL)

Progress Energy – Home Advantage

Florida Incentives for Renewable Energy – DSIRE