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Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Certification Requirements for Multi-family homes in Idaho, Montana and Washington.

To earn the ENERGY STAR label, multifamily homes in Idaho, Montana and Washington must be built to the following Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Builder Option Package (BOP).

View the Multifamily Builder Option Package for Idaho, Montana and Washington:

BOP MF1 – Ducted Natural Gas Fired Furnace or Heat Pump

Multifamily homes are defined as follows:
Idaho and Montana - 3 stories or less, multiple units
Washington - 4 stories or less, multiple units

Technical Compliance Options
To help builders meet energy efficiency goals, Technical Compliance Options (TCOs) have been developed to allow additional energy efficiency features to substitute for some of the requirements of the BOPs.

Current Technical Compliance Options for Multifamily homes:

TCO #MF001 – Ductless Heat Pump
TCO #MF002 – Gas Hydronic Heating System
TCO #MF003 – Ductless Gas Unit Heaters

The Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Certification Requirements for Multifamily homes in Oregon.

2009 Oregon BOP Multifamily – Zonal Electric Heating
2009 Oregon BOP Multifamily – Non-Electric-Zonal, Gas

Multifamily homes in Oregon are defined as follows:
3 stories or less, multiple units.