The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has said that their National Green Building Standard for residential construction has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This gives the standard added credibility and importance in a somewhat crowded field of mostly local standards for green building.
The standard defines what green practices can and should be incorporated into residential development and construction on a national scale. And it shows how home owners can operate and maintain their green homes.
As part of the stringent process required by ANSI, NAHB and the International Code Council assembled a fully inclusive and representative consensus committee composed of a broad spectrum of builders, architects, product manufacturers, regulators and environmental experts. This group deliberated the content of the standard for more than a year, held four public hearings and evaluated more than 2,000 public comments submitted for consideration.
The NAHB Research Center, an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer, administered the development of the standard. The Research Center also administers a national verification and certification program for green homes through NAHBGreen, the NAHB National Green Building Program, and can now offer certification for residential projects to this new standard.
A teleconference will be held to discuss the implications of this standard.
When: 2:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009
To Participate:
To participate in the teleconference, please dial 
1-800...
and ask for the “National Green Building Standard” Call.
If
you are unable to participate in the teleconference, you may listen to
a full replay of the call after the teleconference has concluded by
calling 877-344-7529 and entering 427664 followed by the #
sign when prompted for the account number. The replay will be
accessible beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST on Feb. 5 and will be available
until 5:00p.m. on Feb. 19.
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