2007 Media Releases & Alerts
NAHB Research Center, NAHB Seek Public Input on National Green Building
Standard as Deadline Nears
April 4, 2007, Upper Marlboro, Md. - A Working Draft of the National
Green Building Standard™, based on the National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB) Model Green Home Building Guidelines, is now available for public input
on the NAHB Research Center’s
www.nahbrc.com/gbstandard website. The Research Center is seeking input
from the public by April 15, to assist the consensus committee with identifying
areas of the provisions that need further development. Results of the public
input process will be presented at the first meeting of the standard consensus
committee on April 19-20 in Washington, D.C.
Earlier this year, NAHB and the International Code Council (ICC) announced their
agreement to develop and publish a residential green building standard to
provide a common benchmark for recognizing and rewarding green residential
design, development, and construction practices in a manner that is
transparent, verifiable, and meaningful to builders, product manufacturers, and
consumers.
The following updates were implemented to the guidelines:
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Scope and Administration Chapter (chapter one).
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2. Definitions Chapter (chapter two). This chapter will be developed by the
consensus committee. At this time, it contains several definitions related to
chapter one.
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Language for implementing the "Point System" (chapter three).
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Chapters four through 10 are based on sections one through seven of the Model
Green Home Building Guidelines.
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"Appendix A" on "Site Planning and Development" is based on "Appendix A" in the
Model Green Home Building Guidelines.
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"Appendix B" will be a commentary (to be developed) based on the user guide of
the Model Green Home Building Guidelines.
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Green Building Practices were rewritten in a format suitable for a standard.
The intent of the rewrite was not to modify the technical substance of the
Model Green Home Building Guidelines.
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Where deemed necessary for implementation of a particular practice, information
from the user guide of the Model Green Home Building Guidelines was
incorporated into the body of the working draft of the standard.
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Documentation provisions for each practice were refined to provide consistency
throughout the document.
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Inconsistencies identified in the guidelines were addressed.
To provide input, download instructions and the required Public Input Submission
form provided with the working draft at
www.nahbrc.com/gbstandard. In accordance with ANSI requirements, a
formal public comment process will occur later in the year. For more
information on the standard development process or the NAHB Research Center’s
other standards-related activities, visit the website, call (800) 638-8556, or
email standards@nahbrc.com.
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