NAHB: Product Details

Audio Seminar - Green Building as Good Business
Original Broadcast Date: June 11, 2008

Green Building As Good Business: $145.00

Green building is the talk of the housing industry today, but is it really profitable to build green? Does it make sense for builders and remodelers to incorporate green into their business in the current housing market? Experts in the industry are saying, “Yes!”

A panel of building industry experts who have seen phenomenal success with green explore how going green can be a way out of the housing downturn. They discuss the benefits, costs and liabilities, the laws and regulations surrounding green and the resources available to help.

Speakers:

Don Ferrier, CGB – Ferrier Custom Homes, Ft. Worth, TX

David S. Jaffe – Construction Liability & Legal Research, National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC

Matthew Belcher – Belcher Homes, St. Louis, MO

Educational Credit:

1 .0 hours continuing education for the following NAHB designations: CGP, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB

The NAHB National Green Building Program brings together a dynamic network of voluntary local and green building programs that have certified 130,000 green homes in the last 10 years. NAHB is helping its members and the building industry move the practice of green building into the mainstream with the NAHB National Green Building Program. The program includes a green home verification and certification program through the NAHB Research Center, a variety of green educational offerings, advocacy on green building issues, and tools and resources for Home Builder Associations whose members want to go green, providing members with services addressing education, recognition and market awareness. To learn more, visit www.nahb.org.

$145 includes access to the streaming audio file of the original June 11, 2008 audio seminar broadcast and handout materials.

For more information or inquiries about this product, contact: Mary Knowles at 800-368-5242 x8057 or mknowles@nahb.com.