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Enter ‘Building With Trees’ Competition
 Conservation-minded builders and developers from around the country are invited to enter the 2008 Building With Trees Awards of Excellence recognition program.
Sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in conjunction with NAHB, the program recognizes builders and developers who save trees during construction and land development, incorporate trees in their project design and utilize trees for energy savings, fighting climate change, recreational opportunities and educational purposes.
The deadline for entries is Feb. 28. 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.
Winners will be announced at the 2008 National Green Building Conference in New Orleans from May 11-13.
Winners also will be showcased in Nation's Building News and NAHB’s quarterly Land Development magazine as well as at Arbor Day’s 2008 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference held in conjunction with the Home Depot Foundation.
To read about the past NAHB Building With Trees winners, click here.
For more information about the recognition program, visit www.arborday.org/programs/buildingwithtrees, e-mail Ed Tombari at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8309, or e-mail Jeff Bargar at The National Arbor Day Foundation, or call him at 402-474-5655.
 Take the Lead on Green Building
Register now for The 2008 National Green Building Conference, held May 11-13 in New Orleans. Get contacts, tools and ideas that are good for both the environment and your bottom line.
The National Green Building Conference is the only national conference targeted to green building for the mainstream residential building industry. Network with designers and suppliers, attend exceptional education sessions and develop the skills you need for profitable green building.
For information and to register, visit www.nahb.org/greenbuildingconference, call 800-368-5242 x8338, or e-mail registrar@nahb.com.
‘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.
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