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Entry Deadline Nears for NAHB Green Building Awards
Entries are due Jan. 31 for the 2009 NAHB National Green Building Awards.
The prestigious annual awards honor home builders, remodelers and home builders associations and other organizations for advancing green building through innovative design and construction techniques, excellent educational programs and successful advocacy efforts.
The awards will be presented at a gala dinner during the NAHB National Green Building Conference. The 11th annual conference is set for May 8-10 in Dallas.
Awards organizers have made a number of changes and improvements to this year’s entry process to make it easier to apply. For the first time, no binders or other application packets will be accepted; to conserve paper, all applications must be submitted by mail on a compact disk.
NAHB has also introduced the Advocate of the Year — State and Local Government Award to honor individuals or teams that promote green initiatives and go the extra mile to advance sustainable building and development strategies in their communities. Applications for this award must be submitted by the HBA in that jurisdiction.
To be eligible, projects must have been started after June 2007 and substantially completed by December 2008.
Project entries can be scored to the green certification program of the applicant’s choice, but must also be scored to the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines — the rating system for NAHBGreen — to facilitate judging. NAHB Green's online scoring tool will generate checklists that can easily be saved to the submission disk.
“The tremendous growth of this popular awards program reflects the growth of green building practices all over the country,” said NAHB Green Building Subcommittee Chair Ray Tonjes, a home builder in Austin, Texas.
Tonjes was honored at the 2008 NAHB National Green Building Awards in New Orleans with the Lifetime Advocacy Award. Tonjes, a longtime subcommittee chair, speaks frequently on NAHB’s green building efforts.
Information on the awards process and downloadable entry forms are available at www.nahb.org/greenbuildingawards.
For additional information, e-mail Chad Riedy at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8225.
 The Future of Residential Construction Is Green
The Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation teaches builders, remodelers and other industry professionals techniques for incorporating green building principles into homes using cost-effective and affordable options.
Earning the CGP demonstrates to clients and peers your commitment to the best and latest in green building practices and techniques. More than 1,000 people have earned the CGPdesignation to date.
For more information, visit www.nahb.org/CGPinfo.
 Attend the National Green Building Conference in Dallas
Attend the 2009 National Green Building Conference in Dallas on May 10-13 to learn more about the critical paths to green building, and to participate in interactive sessions and be part of the driving force for the green building and remodeling markets.
For more information and to sign up to be notified when registration opens, visit www.nahb.org/GreenBuildingConference.
‘Building Greener Neighborhoods’ Available at BuilderBooks.com
“Building Greener Neighborhoods,” available through Digital Delivery at BuilderBooks.com, shows those involved in building new communities the advantages and rewards of saving, planting and transplanting more trees in their developments.
The examples are drawn from decades of experience of land developers, home builders and urban foresters.
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 ‘Profit from Building Green’ Available at BuilderBooks.com
“Profit from Building Green — Award-Winning Tips to Build Energy Efficient Homes,” available through BuilderBooks.com, showcases what energy conscious award-winning builders are doing, provides innovative energy-efficient features and covers successful techniques for building this niche market.
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