NAHB Announces More than 100 Homes Now Green Certified

The NAHB Research Center has passed the century mark for National Green Building Certification. The certification highlights projects meeting the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines and are considered green. More than 100 single-family new homes have now been "Green Certified" under the program, with close to 200 more homes in the certification pipeline for early 2009, and more than 300 professional verifiers across the country have been accredited to serve the certification needs of even more builders.

"Accredited third-party verification lends credibility to green projects," according to Michael Luzier, president of the NAHB Research Center. "Consumers can be confident that homes with the NAHB Research Center ‘Green Certified’ mark have been independently evaluated to ensure they actually meet the scoring criteria of the national program.

The NAHB Research Center Green Certified mark means a project has been inspected at least twice by a professionally trained, accredited, third-party verifier to confirm that every green point claimed is included and installed correctly. In general, homes receiving this certification can deliver lower operating costs, reduced maintenance, and healthier, more comfortable living environments for their owners