What is Green Building?

The Certified Green Professional™ designation recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green building principles into homes— without driving up the cost of construction. Classwork leading to the designation provides a solid background in green building methods, as well as the tools to reach consumers, from the organization leading the charge to provide market-driven green building solutions to the home building industry.

Green Building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal — the complete building life cycle.

Over Time, Green Homes:

• Lower Operating Costs
• Reduce Maintenance
• Provide Healthy Comfortable Living
• Benefit the Environment

Green Building through the Certified Green Professional Program targets Seven Areas of the home using the Whole House Approach which are:

• Lot Design, Preparation and Development
• Resource Efficiency
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Efficiency
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Operation, Maintenance, and Homeowner Education
• Global Impact