What's New
Projects can now certify to the Enterprise Green Communities 2026 standard! Start a new application in our application portal and access the 2026 tools and templates!
Please note a correction has been made to the 2026 NYC Overlay regarding 4.4 Monitoring Water Consumption and Leaks. Please reference the corrected 2026 NYC Overlay Excel dated 6/17/26.
Webinars & Events
August 12, 2026
Tools & Templates to Streamline Your 2026 Enterprise Green Communities Certification
Explore new resources designed to set your project up for success.
Preparing for the 2026 Green Communities Certification? This webinar will guide project teams through the full suite of updated tools and resources designed to support a smooth, successful certification process. We’ll provide an overview of what’s available — and take a deeper dive into three essential new resources:
2026 Construction Specifications
Energy and Ventilation Verification Template
Materials Screening and Selection Verification Template
Learn how to use these tools to streamline workflows, strengthen documentation, and simplify your path to certification.
Registration link coming soon...
Transitioning from 2020 to 2026
See what changed between our 2020 and 2026 programs; take a look at the narrative and spreadsheet for a side-by-side comparison of the two:
Starting in April of 2026 projects can submit new prebuild applications to the 2026 Green Communities Criteria. Between April and the end of September, feel free to choose whether you would like to submit a prebuild application with the 2020 or 2026 Criteria. Starting October 1st, we’ll retire the 2020 Criteria from use with new prebuild applications; all first time prebuild submittals from that day forward will only be accepted with the 2026 Criteria. Any project that does submit a prebuild application with the 2020 Criteria will continue to use that version of the Green Communities Criteria, regardless of its construction schedule – you won’t need to switch versions for postbuild. However, if you would like, starting this April, any project using the 2020 Criteria may choose to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of a 2026, rather than 2020, criterion. To document this, please submit a waiver request via the application portal. Such requests will be automatically approved, assuming a proper use case. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our team at [email protected].
We look forward to working with you to certify your properties to this new best-in-class standard for healthy, safe, cost-effective affordable housing!