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First Home Certified to National Green Building Standard
The Bell family house, which was featured on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” on March 22, was the first home in the country to be certified by the NAHB Research Center to the ICC-700-2008 National Green Building Standard.
John Wesley Miller, a long-time Tucson, Ariz.-based green builder who built the new dream home for the Bell family, said that “it became a religious experience” for the team that worked tirelessly to get the home ready.
The Bells and their 14-year-old daughter Lizzie, whose immune system is significantly compromised by a rare blood disease, needed a peaceful, safe and healthy environment to call home. Understanding that need, the design and construction team wanted the house to be “green” in every sense of the word.
To that end, the show’s producers and Miller were determined to have the home certified to the National Green Building Standard, a consensus-based ANSI standard that provides the most credible definition of green for the home building industry.
Project architect Henry “Hank” Krzysik, an accredited verifier for the NAHB Research Center’s National Green Building Certification, verified the home. The scrutiny of two inspections to verify every point claimed toward certification — once during construction and once when the home was complete — added another layer to the already challenging non-stop construction schedule; participants said they wouldn’t have had it any other way.
For more information on National Green Building Certification and the National Green Building Standard, visit the NAHBGreen Web site.
For information on green resources available from NAHB, e-mail Calli Schmidt, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8132.
 ‘National Green Building Standard’ Available at BuilderBooks.com
“The National Green Building Standard,” available through BuilderBooks.com, provides “green” practices that can be incorporated into multifamily and single-family new home construction, home remodeling and additions and site development.
The standard covers lot design, resource, energy and water efficiency; indoor environment quality; and owner education.
Currently the first and only ANSI-approved green building rating system, the National Green Building Standard is the benchmark for green homes.
To view or purchase this publication online, click here.
 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.
To download this publication in a PDF format, click here, or call 800-223-2665.
 ‘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.
To view or purchase this publication online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.
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