Today I read an article, Builders group launches green-built home registry, which really caught my attention. The Home Builders Association of greater Dallas is launching the Country’s first ever registry of homes that have been independently certified as Green. There has been quite a bit of discussion lately in the media that certified Green homes are in demand now with the current fuel costs and the slow real estate market.
This program allows builders to pay a small $30 fee in order to get their homes listed on the registry. In order to be listed on the registry the homes must be inspected twice by an independent certified home inspector and the homes must closely follow the guidelines specified by the National Association of Home Builders Green Program.
This program will help ensure that buyers can find quality, certified green homes with a level of comfort. This program will certainly become a standard way of promoting green construction in the future from my perspective. The program is also a way for builders to market themselves as certified and respected green builders throughout the industry.
I think that’s great. The more ways to promote eco-building the better.
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