HBA Teleconference
Helping HBAs understand the newly approved standard, how it integrates with local green building programs, and how it  will affect home owners, elected officials and the building industry, NAHB hosted a free teleconference last week. About 80 of our local and state HBAs participated. Questions on how your HBA can affiliate with NAHB's Green Building Program and on technical aspects of the standard should go to Kevin Morrow at 800-368-5242 x8375. Questions from home builder members about how the standard works can go to Chad Riedy, x8225.

Scoring Tool
The NAHB Research Center already has the online scoring tool for our new standard ready for single-family homes and has completed the certification for the first project.  Online scoring tools for remodeling, multifamily homes and lot and site development will be up and running in a few weeks, but manual scoring tools are already available. Nearly 5,000 projects are in various stages of scoring at www.nahbgreen.org.

Online Verifier Training
The online training for verifiers was updated to include materials on the ANSI National Green Building Standard as well as the NAHB Green Building Guidelines as of Feb. 3. There are now five modules that provide everything from an introduction to National Green Building Certification to a verifier exam. Note: Existing verifiers will have until March 31 to take the training and pass the test at no charge using a coupon. New prospective verifiers will be able to take training at their convenience, and then the exam, for the regular fee of $125. Contact: Jeff Taggart at jtaggart@nahbrc.org.  

Media Teleconference
Putting a national spotlight on the ANSI-approved National Green Building Standard for all residential construction work, NAHB held a media teleconference on Feb. 4 to explain the importance of this landmark achievement. Participating in the event were NAHB EVP for Advocacy Bill Killmer, NAHB Research Center President Mike Luzier, ICC Chief Operating Officer Dominic Sims, and home builder Don Ferrier from Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: Calli Schmidt, x8132.

Standard vs. Guidelines
Helpful information explaining the difference between the new standard and NAHB's Green Building Guidelines is available online here.

NAHBGreen Network of affiliated HBAs
The NAHBGreen network almost tripled in size when NAHB's National Green Building Program welcomed 35 new state and local home builders associations and their green certification and education programs this week. Read more here.

Ordering the new standard
NAHB members can pre-order the National Green Building Standard at BuilderBooks.com for a discounted cost of $31.95; retail price is $35.95. [return to top]