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Green building information and updates.

The following press releases, NBN articles, and other stories document developments of the National Green Building Program, and other green building industry updates and happenings.

Also see the list of local and national green building events.


NAHB Green News & Press Releases
NAHB Names Green Building Award Winners NAHB honors 17 industry professionals for green home building excellence and innovation at the 10th National Green Building Conference. 5/13/2008 Press Release
NAHB Honors Developers For 'Building With Trees' Northland Residential Corp. of Burlington, Mass. and Parker Development Co. of El Dorado Hills, Calif. are this year’s recipients of the Building With Trees Awards of Excellence. 5/13/2008 Press Release
Builders Lead The Way In Energy Efficient Housing, Congress Told The NAHB told Congress today that the best way to help small home builders promote residential energy efficiency and sustainability technology in home construction is by extending tax incentives for new energy-efficient homes. 4/24/2008 Press Release
Browse Available Back Issues of NAHB Green Building Update Read about the development of the NAHB National Green Building Program and learn more about NAHB green building news and events in these published issues of the NAHB Green Building Update e-newsletter. 4/7/2008 NBN Article
New Green Standard Great News For Home Buyers And Builders, NAHB Says The new National Green Building Standard will maintain the flexibility of green building practices while providing a common national benchmark for builders, remodelers and developers. 2/15/2008 Press Release
NAHB National Green Building Program Open For Business The National Association of Home Builders today launched the NAHB National Green Building Program, an education, verification and certification program that will allow builders anywhere to build green homes. 2/14/2008 Press Release
Builders Want Voluntary Green Building Certification Program, According To New Survey 90% of home builders are interested in participating in a voluntary green building certification program, according to the results of a survey by the NAHB. 11/7/2007 Article
Energy Efficiency Ranks # 1 In Consumer Green Building Priorities A new survey conducted for the NAHB confirms that a desire for greater energy efficiency drives consumers to choose a green-built home. 10/31/2007 Press Release


Green Building Industry News
Beazer Steps Up Energy Eco-Performance of Its Homes Beazer Homes has announced that it is incorporating new energy efficiency, water efficiency and indoor environmental quality measures into each home it builds as 4/21/2008 NBN Article
Home Builders Announce Triangle Green Building Program The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties (HBADOC) has joined resources with the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBARWC) to announce the formation of the Green Home Builders of the Triangle. 1/25/2008 Article
Plantation-Style New American Home Puts Accent on Green The New American Home (TNAH) displays innovative building materials, cutting-edge design and the latest construction techniques. 1/14/2008 NBN Article
Green Mandate an Obstacle to HOPE VI Support The House on Jan. 17 approved H.R. 3524, the Hope VI Improvement and Reauthorization Improvement Act of 2007. 1/21/2008 NBN Article
Pulte Honored for Green Homes in Las Vegas The model homes at Pulte Homes' Timber Creek subdivision in northwest Las Vegas will be honored on Dec. 11 as the first homes to achieve certification by the Southern Nevada Green Building Partnership. 12/7/2007 NBN Article
Nearly 100,000 Green Homes Certified Through Market-Driven Green Building Nationwide, Says NAHB A new survey reveals more than 97,000 homes have been built and certified by voluntary, builder-supported green building programs around the country since the mid-1990s, according to the NAHB. 6/6/2007 NBN Article