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NAHB Introduces Certified Green Professional
Designation
Washington, DC - A new professional designation
program from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
will soon provide home buyers with additional assurance that
the builder or remodeler they've chosen is authentically "green."
The Certified Green Professional™ designation will
be unveiled Thursday, Feb. 14 during Green Day at the International
Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla. Application information will
be available at the show. "We know green is the future
of building. With the Certified Green Professional designation,
we're helping our qualified members demonstrate to their clients
that the future is here," said NAHB President Brian Catalde,
a Southern California home builder.
Builders, remodelers, and other industry professionals must
have at least two years of building industry experience and
be involved in the construction of at least one home in the
past 24 months to apply for the Certified Green Professional
designation, Catalde explained.
The designation is based on the "Green Building for
Building Professionals" course, a two-day training and
education session that more than 700 builders have already
completed since the course was piloted two years ago. Candidates
must also complete a University of Housing management course,
agree to continuing education requirements and adhere to a
code of ethics.
Applicants can take the course work during special pre-conference
education sessions before the International Builders' Show
opens on Feb. 13. The business management and Green Building
for Building Professionals classes are also offered at other
NAHB conferences and by local home building associations throughout
the country. The first class of Certified Green Professionals
will receive their designations at the 10th annual NAHB National
Green Building Conference, May 11-13 in New Orleans.
NAHB will celebrate Green Day at the International Builders'
Show as a way to highlight the new designation, the NAHB National
Green Building Program and a host of special seminars, speakers
and education opportunities.
"On Green Day, the International Builders' Show will
become the largest green building conference in the world,"
Catalde said. "More than 170 manufacturers are displaying
green products and services. Green architect William McDonough
is delivering the keynote address. Once again, we're demonstrating
that NAHB and our members are residential green building leaders."
Applicants can visit www.nahb.org/courses to discover additional
class locations for courses associated with the Certified
Green Professional designation, Catalde noted.
Source: Design and Build with Metal,
January 11, 2008
(Also see article “Steel
Framing Meets Tests As A Sustainable Building Material”
in this issue of Framework Online)
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