News & Events

Green building information and updates.

The following press releases, NBN articles, and other stories document developments of the National Green Building Program, and other green building industry updates and happenings.

Also see the list of local and national green building events.

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NAHB Green News & Press Releases

Building Green a Growing Trend Among Tax-Credit Assisted Affordable Rental Housing Wingate Manor in Shiloh, IL exemplifies the latest efforts by state housing authorities to encourage tax-credit assisted affordable rental housing to be built to green standards.

9/6/2010

NBN Article

First Emerald-Level Green Home in Indiana Keeps Operating Costs Affordable The first home put on the market by northwest Indiana builder Sarah Oudman, the owner of Treasure Homes, Inc., has been certified to the Emerald level of the National Green Building Standard — and it's affordable.

9/6/2010

NBN Article

Residential Energy Efficiency Experts to Judge EnergyValue Housing Award The NAHB Research Center is honored to have twelve of the industry's preeminent experts on residential energy efficiency judge the sixteenth annual EnergyValue Housing Award (EVHA) program.

9/1/2010

Press Release

Three New Homes in Baton Rouge Show Local Builders How to Build Green Cost-Effectively Roy Domangue is building three demonstration homes in a project he calls Going Up, Going Green.

8/23/2010

NBN Article

NAHB Research Center Assesses Energy-Efficiency Gains in Habitat Rehab of 1950s-Era Ramblers 12 50-year-old homes have been renovated by Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, Md. — with technical assistance from the NAHB Research Center — to significantly improve their energy efficiency while keeping the construction costs affordable.

8/23/2010

NBN Article

NAHB Research Center Working With DOE to Improve Residential Energy Efficiency The Research Center was chosen as one of 15 national research and deployment partners to work with the Department of Energy's Building America program, supporting efforts by the agency to increase the energy efficiency of new & existing homes.

8/9/2010

NBN Article

Green Building Conference Seeking Educational Seminar Proposals for 2011 Proposals are now being accepted for educational seminars to be offered at the 13th Annual National Green Building Conference in Salt Lake City from May 1-3, 2011.

8/9/2010

NBN Article

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

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

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