Frederick County Green Homes Challenge
Now Available!
The Green Homes Challenge
has a brand new, totally
interactive website:
FrederickGreenChallenge.org
Now you can track your actions and
certification progress online!
Sign in to get started!
About the Challenge
The Green Homes Challenge guides, rewards,
and recognizes households for saving energy,
adopting green lifestyle practices, and using
renewable energy.
Three corresponding Challenges make up the
overall Green Homes Challenge:
Challenge 1: Be a Power Saver!
Save Our Energy, Bank Your Money
Engage in the Power Saver Challenge to reduce your household's utility bills and improve the comfort of your home. Some Power Saver households are using 40% less energy
than they used to, and utility bill savings can mount up to thousands of dollars over just
a few years.
Learn about a special initiative for this Challenge: Power Saver Retrofits
Challenge 2: Be a Green Leader!
Green Your Lifestyle, Protect Our Resources
Engage in the Green Leader Challenge to conserve valuable resources, reduce your environmental impact, and create a healthy home.
Learn about a special initiative for this Challenge:
Neighborhood Green
Challenge 3: Be a Renewable Star!
Renew Your Energy, Clear Our Air
The Renewable Star Challenge is all about using clean renewable energy, such as wind, sunlight, thermal energy stored in the ground, or sustainable biomass. The Renewable Star Challenge can help any household use renewable energy for power, heating, cooling, or generating hot water.
Learn about a special initiative for this Challenge:
Solarize Frederick County
Watch these videos to learn about the Challenge:
Who's Joining the Challenge?
More than 600 households across Frederick County have joined the Challenge! Check out our
map!
Volunteers
Interested in volunteering with the Green Homes Challenge? Visit the
Volunteer & Leadership Opportunities page.
How was the Green Homes Challenge Developed?
Watch this short presentation about how the Challenge was developed and why certain strategies were selected to help participants overcome barriers.
Government Funding
The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources is targeting the residential sector with programs to increase energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve natural resources. The Green Homes Challenge initiative is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy through an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant award and an EPA Climate Showcase Communities grant. Some special initiatives of the Green Homes Challenge are funded through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Be SMART Program.