NAHBGreen is another name for the National Green Building Program of the
National Association of Home Builders
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, an organization based in the United States.
National Green Building Certification
There are two rating systems available to score green projects: The NAHB Model Green Building Guidelines for new single-family homes and the
National Green Building Standard
The National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is an ANSI-approved green building certification program, specifically focused on single-family and multi-family residential buildings, remodeling projects, and land developments.
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for new single-family and multifamily construction, residential remodeling and renovation, and subdivision development.
Both rating systems are used as design tools for building professionals to plan their green projects. They are also scoring tools, providing the list of green choices made so that inspectors can test and verify the results. Finally, they are used for certification, so that a third party, the
NAHB Research Center, can review the inspector's documentation and certify that the project is authentically green. Builders can apply to certify their homes with both the National Green Building Standard and
Builders Challenge
The Builders Challenge is a high-performance housing recognition initiative led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy through its Building Technologies Program. using the free online Green Scoring Tool.
The NAHBGreen website provides instructions for the scoring tools and certification process. A list of accredited verifiers
is also provided at the site.
References
Further reading
''Understanding Green Building Guidelines'' W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 89–91.
''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and Remodeling'' Penguin
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. pp. 281– .
''Prefabulous + Sustainable'' Abrams.
''Estimating for Residential Construction'' Cengage Learning
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. p. 14.
''The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home'' F+W Media
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. pp. 197–198.
''The Tuscaloosa News''''Building Design+Construction''
External links
NAHBGreen: NAHB National Green Building Program
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Green Building Councils