SystemVision Energy Guarantee Program

If you're a low-income homeowner building through a nonprofit or local government partner using the SystemVision program, you receive a home built to high energy efficiency standards, including smart ventilation systems that manage indoor air quality. Advanced Energy guarantees your heating and cooling costs will average less than $30 per month for two years—if actual bills exceed that, they reimburse you the difference—plus a comfort guarantee ensuring no room varies more than three degrees from your thermostat setting.

The SystemVision program trains your construction teams in implementing certified energy efficiency standards developed by Advanced Energy, positioning you to serve affordable housing clients with competitive advantages in performance guarantees. Nonprofits and local governments building through the Community Partners or Self-Help Loan Pools receive up to $6,000 per home subsidy when SystemVision guidelines are followed, reducing project costs and supporting market differentiation in the affordable housing sector.

NCHFA administers up to $6,000 per-home construction subsidies for nonprofits and local governments developing affordable housing through CPLP and SHLP, contingent on meeting SystemVision energy standards. Advanced Energy, a nonprofit partner, provides training, issues two-year heating/cooling cost guarantees (typically under $30/month) and comfort guarantees (±3°F variance), targeting low-income residential construction and ensuring standardized, high-performance outcomes across the affordable housing portfolio.