Pearl Certification drives residential energy efficiency, benefiting your state and its inhabitants for years to come.
Pearl Certification supports states, municipalities, utilities, and other public sector entities to meet their energy efficiency, resiliency, and market transformation goals. Our expertise in market transformation is backed by decades of experience, deep research, and industry-leading resources.
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As a Public Benefit Corporation, Pearl Certification collaborates with organizations, states, and municipalities to implement market transformation initiatives that deliver tangible results. Our case studies showcase successful programs that are transforming the housing stock for the better, benefiting homeowners and communities alike.
Pearl offers third-party certification supported by decades of energy-efficiency expertise and building science. We help the public sector reach residential energy conservation, decarbonization, and electrification goals by driving demand for energy-efficient home improvements.
How does this work? We call it the Home Value Cycle and it fuels the theory behind our market transformation strategy.
Pearl's Certification System captures, categorizes, and communicate a home’s high-performing features. Our certification standards are built on building science and subject matter expertise and translated for non-building science experts, such as homeowners and all parties involved in the real estate transaction, providing high-quality, accurate information about how homes can be built, improved, and accurately valued.
Pearl is designed to work with other scores, labels, and standards. We're a proud ENERGY STAR Partner and works in collaboration with the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program, the ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade program, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Home Energy Score labeling program.
Meet statutory requirements for market transformation as stated in the DOE guidance for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Rebate Programs
Go beyond the IRA requirements to develop a motivated constituency who values residential home performance
Build a vetted network of professionals who excel in creating, valuing, and selling high-performing homes
Launch a state-branded market-transformation program that drives demand for high-performing homes
Deploy a quality program that benefits your state for generations without the need for long-term subsidies
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Comprehensive guides, deep dives into special topics, and tools for states to leverage as they build and execute market transformation plans:
Market Transformation Plan Template
Playbook for States
Articles, Podcasts, and Videos on Special Topics
Your home reveals what you value, whether cherished heirlooms or cutting-edge technology. There’s so much more to your home than a shell of walls and wires. How your home performs directly affects you and your family.
Pearl Certification changes the game for your value as a contractor. Pearl provides third-party validation of your quality, helping you shift the conversation from pricing to value.
Pearl Certification changes the game for high-performing home value, making it visible today and decades from now. So when you join the Pearl Builder Network, it spotlights the value of your work to homebuyers and helps you stand out from your competition.
Pearl Certification changes the game for high-performing home value, making it visible today and decades from now. When you join the elite Pearl Network, you’ll be well equipped to add lasting value to your services and stay on top of your market. This differentiates you and your listings.
Pearl Certification's Public-Private Partnerships Division will collaborate with you to create a custom home certification program for your state to increase residential energy efficiency and educate homeowners about high-performing homes.
Pearl Certification is transforming the housing market. We’re making a visible difference nationwide for homeowners and the businesses that serve them.