High-Performance Certification Programs
Building Better Homes
Homeowners and builders are increasingly focused on indoor air quality, water efficiency, resource conservation, and reducing the environmental impact of construction.
ARCXIS helps builders navigate these evolving priorities with verification and consulting services for nationally recognized programs and standards including EPA Indoor airPLUS, EPA WaterSense, and RESNET’s Carbon Index.
Whether your goal is a healthier home, greater water efficiency, or a lower-carbon building, our team can help turn program requirements into practical, buildable solutions.
Talk to an ARCXIS expert about your sustainability and healthy-home goals. Find your local expert here.
Indoor airPLUS - Healthier Homes Start with Better Building Practices
EPA Indoor airPLUS complements ENERGY STAR® by addressing indoor air quality through construction practices designed to reduce common sources of indoor pollutants, moisture, and contaminants.
ARCXIS provides Indoor airPLUS verification to help builders incorporate and document the required measures throughout the construction process.
Our team helps identify requirements early, coordinates verification with other inspections and energy programs, and provides guidance when requirements need to be addressed in the field.
Benefits include:
· Improved indoor air quality
· Greater protection from moisture and pollutants
· Reduced exposure to common indoor contaminants
· A healthier, more comfortable home
· Third-party verification of program requirements
ARCXIS can help builders integrate Indoor airPLUS into their existing ENERGY STAR® and HERS processes, making compliance easier to manage and verify. Click here to learn more:
https://www.epa.gov/indoorairplus/about-indoor-airplus
WaterSense - Build for Water Efficiency
Water efficiency is an increasingly important part of high-performance home construction. EPA WaterSense helps builders and homeowners reduce water consumption without sacrificing performance or comfort.
ARCXIS provides WaterSense verification to help builders meet program requirements and document water-efficient features throughout the home.
Our team helps verify that homes incorporate the required water-efficiency measures, working alongside energy ratings and other inspections to streamline the process.
Benefits include:
· Reduced indoor and outdoor water use
· Lower utility costs for homeowners
· Efficient plumbing fixtures and systems
· Support for sustainable building goals
· Third-party verification of WaterSense requirements
With ARCXIS, WaterSense can be part of a coordinated approach to verifying multiple high-performance programs in the same home. Click here to learn more:
https://www.epa.gov/watersense
RESNET - Carbon Index - Measure More Than the Energy a Home Uses
A home's environmental impact doesn't begin when the homeowner turns on the lights. The materials used to construct the home and the carbon emissions associated with producing, transporting, and installing those materials also matter.
RESNET provides a framework for evaluating the embodied carbon associated with residential construction. ARCXIS can help builders understand and apply the standard as the industry moves toward measuring the full carbon impact of a home.
Embodied carbon analysis can provide builders with valuable insight into where material choices and construction practices may have the greatest environmental impact.
Benefits include:
· Greater visibility into a home's embodied carbon
· Data to support more informed material decisions
· A more complete view of whole-home environmental performance
· Support for sustainability and carbon-reduction initiatives
· Alignment with emerging industry expectations around low-carbon construction
ARCXIS brings together energy, inspection, engineering, and building science expertise to help builders look at performance from a whole-home perspective, not just one component at a time. Click here to learn more:
https://www.resnet.us/about/standards/committees/resnet-icc-1550-embodied-carbon-standard/
