ALERT: Weigh In on NAHB's Proposed Green Building Standards
To ensure that the draft Standard accurately reflects multifamily construction practices, NAHB is asking interested members to review the draft—available at this link—and comment on it.
There are two ways to comment:
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E-mail Carmel McGuire, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8207, to let her know you’d like to participate in a conference call within the next 2-3 weeks to comment on the draft from the perspective of the multifamily builder/developer.
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The deadline for comments is September24.
NAHB has been working with the International Code Council to create the new Standard, along with a consensus committee representing a broad spectrum of builders, code and government officials, energy experts, suppliers and industry consultants. One of the major challenges is ensuring that the standard can be applied to multifamily construction, and can be adapted regionally.
Background:
NAHB president Brian Catalde announced in early June that the association will be creating a National Green Building Program that will provide a framework for voluntary, market-driven residential building nationwide. It will be based on the National Green Building Standard. The Standard will be released in early 2008.
This Standard is the result of a cooperative effort between NAHB and the International Code Council, and is based largely on NAHB’s Model Green Home Building Guidelines. The Program will be housed at the NAHB Research Center, and include a web-based certification system, along with other tools for builders and developers who want to build green.
Teams of builders, developers, architects and industry experts met this spring and again in July to discuss the guidelines and formulate ANSI standards that can be incorporated into the International Building Codes. They plan another meeting in October. View additional information from the NAHB Research Center on the standard-writing process at this link.
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