What is the role of LEED for Homes Providers?

• A. They perform on-site energy audits.
• B. They provide quality assurance oversight for Green Raters and manage project recruitment, registration, and certification.
• C. They certify LEED for Homes directly to USGBC.
• D. They supply building materials.

Answer: (B)

The important idea is that LEED for Homes Providers act as the quality assurance and administrative backbone of the program. They oversee the work of Green Raters, making sure the field verifications and documentation meet LEED for Homes standards, and they handle the administrative flow for projects—recruiting eligible projects, registering them in the LEED for Homes process, and coordinating the submission for certification. This role ensures consistency and integrity across projects by verifying that the data and processes used to qualify a project for certification are sound. They don’t perform on-site energy audits themselves, they don’t directly certify projects to USGBC, and they don’t supply building materials. The certification decision comes through USGBC after the provider’s QA review and submission.