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Newest Class of Certified Green Professionals Inducted
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The newest class of Certified Green Building Professionals was inducted during the National Green Building Conference in New Orleans on May 10. | Forty-one members of the first class of Certified Green Professionals (CGP) were inducted during a reception at the National Green Building Conference May 10 in New Orleans.
CGP Working Group Chair T.W. Bailey emceed the event while Green Building Subcommittee Chair Ray Tonjes awarded the designees in attendance with CGP pins.
“I’d like to challenge you to go back to your home towns and pass on what you have learned as a teacher, a mentor or an education advocate,” T.W. Bailey, CGP Working Group chair, told the designees. “As Certified Green Professionals, you have joined the ranks of green building pioneers who are paving the way for the rest of the industry.”
More than 550 people have earned the CGP, NAHB’s newest professional designation, since it was launched at the International Builders’ Show in February.
The CGP designation teaches builders, remodelers and other industry professionals techniques for incorporating green building principles into homes using cost-effective and affordable options.
For more information about the CGP, visit www.nahb.org/CGPinfo, or call The Professional Designation Help Line at 800-368-5242 x8154.
 ‘National Green Building Standard’ Coming Soon From BuilderBooks.com
The “National Green Building Standard” from the International Code Council® and NAHB will be available from BuilderBooks.com soon.
For multifamily, home remodeling and additions, site development and single-family housing, the standard covers lot design; resource, energy and water efficiency; indoor environment quality; and owner education.
Visit BuilderBooks.com for availability.
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