NOW AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS
Charlotte, N.C. – A Mecklenburg County incentive program for green
builders has expanded to include residential construction projects.
Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement has offered the Green Permit
Rebate Program for businesses since 2008. The program encourages green
construction by rewarding projects certified as sustainable
construction by one of the following environmental construction rating
systems:
● The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green
Building Rating System
● The Green Globes Program, which is accredited through the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) and sponsored by the Green
Building Initiative
● EarthCraft House, a residential green building program of the
Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association in partnership with Southface
● N.C. Healthy Built Homes, a collaboration of the North Carolina
Solar Center, the State Energy Office, N.C. Department of
Administration and local building professional organizations
● The NAHB National Green Building Program, the ANSI-approved
ICC-700-2008 National Green Building Standard. This standard defines
green building for single and multifamily homes, residential
remodeling projects and site development projects.
In order to apply for the rebate, the project owner must submit an
application to Code Enforcement before the certificate of occupancy is
issued. When the project is certified, the owner must submit the
certification form to Code Enforcement. Once Code Enforcement has
verified the project's eligibility, the validity of the
certification, the receipt of the application before the issuance of
the certificate of occupancy and, finally, the certificate of
occupancy itself, the project owner is eligible for a rebate of up to
25 percent of the net permit fee, with a maximum rebate of $100,000.
The County is seeking applications from project owners. More than $1
million in funding is available for Green Permit Rebates.
To apply for the rebate, go to www.charmeck.org/Departments/LUESA/GreenPermitRebate/Home.htm
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