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Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Certification Requirements for Single Family Homes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.

To earn the ENERGY STAR label, homes must be built to one of the following Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Builder Option Packages (BOPs).

View the Single Family Builder Option Package for WA, ID and MT:

BOP 1 - Natural gas fired furnaces or electric heat pumps [PDF]
BOP 2 - Zonal electric, propane or oil furnaces [PDF]

Technical Specifications
The Specifications and Technical Reference Guide for Site-Built Single Family Homes provides a detailed technical reference to the specifications supporting the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Certification Requirements.

Single Family Technical Specifications [PDF]

2009 ENERGY STAR Builder Option Package for Oregon
In July 2008, the Oregon energy code was increased, which created a new specification for certification of an ENERGY STAR home needed to be upgraded to qualify a home as being 15% more efficient than code.

View the 2009 Single Family Builder Option Package for Oregon:

2009 Oregon BOP Announcement Letter [PDF]
BOP 1 - Natural gas fired furnaces or electric heat pumps [PDF]
BOP 2 - Zonal electric [PDF]
Oregon High Performance Home [PDF]
Oregon High Performance Home BOP [PDF]

Utility Requirements for Builder Incentives
Utilities may require additional paperwork or pay additional incentives on other measures.  In order to fully understand the available utility incentives and requirements, please contact your verifier or local utility.

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 Single Family homes:

Ground Source Heat Pump Supplemental Specifications [PDF]

Additional Specification Downloads:

ENERGY STAR Qualified Dishwashers (Excel)
Approved 50-60 gallon commercial water heaters (PDF)