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Enter ‘Building With Trees’ Competition

Conservation-minded builders and developers from around the country are invited to enter the 2006 Building With Trees Awards of Excellence recognition program.

Sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with NAHB, the program recognizes builders and developers who save trees during construction and land development.

The deadline for entries is March 31. The awards competition was created in 1998.

Residential, commercial, retail, industrial, public and mixed-use projects of all sizes are eligible to compete.

A jury of development industry and urban forestry professionals will judge the entries. Judging criteria include:

  • Creativity in and attention to protecting and planting trees during planning, design and construction and in providing for long-term tree care
  • A commitment to tree protection by having a tree professional on the development team
  • Inventorying existing trees and using that information to preserve trees
  • Adhering to tree protection goals throughout construction

To read about the 2005 NAHB Building With Trees winners, click here

For more information about the recognition program, visit www.arborday.org/programs/buildingwithtrees, e-mail Jeff Bargar at The National Arbor Day Foundation, or call him at 402-474-5655.

 
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