Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 NAHB National Green Building Awards, which includes a category for remodeling. Each year, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recognizes individuals, companies and organizations for excellence in residential green design and construction practices and for green building program and advocacy efforts.

The prestigious awards will be presented at a gala dinner as part of the 10th anniversary of the NAHB National Green Building Conference in New Orleans, May 11-13.

Building entries can be scored to the green home certification system of the applicant's choice. However, to facilitate judging, all single-family homes must also be scored to the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines, which are available at www.nahb.org/gbg.

Award categories include:

• Green Building Program of the Year
• Green Advocate of the Year
• Outstanding Green Marketing Program
• Green Project of the Year, awarded in four categories: Single-Family, Multifamily, Development and Remodeling

All award applications are available online here, but entries must be submitted by mail. The application includes instructions for including photographs and other graphics. Applications are due Jan. 30, 2008, and all entrants must be NAHB members.

The NAHB National Green Building Conference is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2008. Attendance at the annual event is expected to be nearly double the previous record of 1,100 home builders, remodelers, architects, suppliers and environmental officials which was set earlier this year when the conference was held in St. Louis. Exhibit booths are selling briskly and potential exhibitors can contact Christopher Hood at NAHB at 800-368-5242 x8684.

Additional information about the awards program is available from Emily English, NAHB green building program manager, at 800-368-5242 x8366.