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NAHB Green News & Press Releases
Wharton’s Bluff Earns 1st NAHB Research Center 4-Star Green Land Development Certification in East Townhome community site Millsboro, Del., is the 1st on the East Coast & only the 4th nationwide to earn a 4-star land development certification under the new National Green Building Standard. 7/14/2010 Press Release
In Marketing, Green Homes Mean Different Things to Different Buyers Green builders need to tread carefully in drumming up interest in their homes, and in their marketing they need to zero in on specific segments of the marketplace where they believe their best prospects can be found. 7/14/2010 NBN Article
Home Buyers Reap Benefits of State Incentives for Delaware Green Building Program The HBA of Delaware and the Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control have created a green building program that offers cash incentives to home buyers for building homes certified to the National Green Building Standard. 7/14/2010 NBN Article
Delaware Builders See Green Building Incentive Pick Up Where Home Buyer Tax Credit Left Off A new program that encourages Delaware residents to buy new homes certified under the National Green Building Standard by offering incentives of up to $6,000 will jumpstart the state's economy. 7/12/2010 NBN Article
Luxury Apartments Near Johnson Space Center Largest Project to Be Certified Green by NAHB Voyager at the Space Center - a 313-unit apartment development in Nassau Bay, TX - has become the largest project to be certified by the NAHB Research Center to the National Green Building Standard. 7/12/2010 NBN Article
Texas Luxury Apartments Largest Certified to National Green Building Standard to Date A luxury apartment complex built with energy- and water-efficient features in Houston, TX has become the largest project certified by the NAHB Research Center to the National Green Building Standard. 6/30/2010 Press Release
Latest Emerald-Level Home Shows They Know How to Build Them Green in Texas A new 3,600-square-foot home in rural Texas built by Don Ferrier Custom Homes is the latest project to achieve Emerald-level certification to the National Green Building Standard. 6/28/2010 NBN Article
Niche Opportunities Opening Up in Green Home Building Market With more than 400 homes now certified to the National Green Building Standard, more and more builders are exploring ways the standard helps them refine their knowledge, acquire new skills and boost sales in a slowly recovering housing market. 6/14/2010 NBN Article
State Incentives for Green a Home Run for Delaware Home Buyers, Says NAHB NAHB congratulated the HBA of Delaware and state officials on the creation of a program that offers cash incentives for building homes certified by the NAHB Research Center to the National Green Building Standard. 6/10/2010 Press Release
Burt's Bees CEO Tells Builders to Make Their Business Model Sustainable For business professionals looking to establish themselves in the green home building industry, delivering green products to the marketplace won’t be enough, according to speakers at the 2010 NAHB National Green Building Conference. 5/31/2010 NBN Article
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