Washington, DC, Mar. 10--The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is leading an industry driven effort to develop more resource-efficient, environmentally sensitive and cost-effective homes.
At the National Green Building Conference in Austin, TX March 14-16, NAHB and other experts will be advancing greener home building ideas and initiatives for all mainstream builders.
“An increasing number of home buyers are demanding that environmental issues become a top priority in new construction and remodeling efforts,” stated Ray Tonjes, NAHB Green Building Subcommittee chair and a home builder from Austin, TX. “Reacting to this demand, this conference will demonstrate that green building has true market value to the potential home buyers.”
The city of Austin, the birthplace of the green building movement, also offers many green sites of interest to builders and home buyers. On Sunday, March 14, tours of several sites, including Pfeiffer Residence, Hammonds Homes, Heritage Village and Hornsby Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant, are available for all participants. These tours will highlight the successful application of green building techniques and smart growth development.
Beginning Monday, March 15, conference participants will learn from the best and brightest in the green building field through more than 15 educational sessions, including “Successful Green Building Programs,” “Remodeling it Green,” "Get the Word Out: We’re Green!,” and “Latest Trends in Green Building Design.” The sessions will provide cutting edge techniques and technologies to help builders and developers develop, build, remodel and market greener homes.
"Home builders and home buyers will discover that taking green to the mainstream has tremendous economic and environmental benefits," said Tonjes. “Through the efforts of NAHB and its members, new homes today are twice as energy-efficient as they were thirty years ago. At this conference, our industry will highlight the green building techniques and technology that will improve homes for the next thirty years.”
