Green Practices Survey

Sustainability and Green Building
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2017 Green Practices Survey

The 2017 Green Practices Survey was conducted to gather information on sustainable and high performance building practices being used in single-family home building in 2016. Survey questions were created to capture which green construction methods and strategies were incorporated as standard practice in a typical home built that year. Responses were aligned with practices found in the 2012 and 2015 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) to determine how green the typical single-family home is regardless of if they obtain certification under the standard.

nahb sustainability toolkit
<p>Designed to equip and support builders and remodelers choosing sustainability or who want to learn more.</p>

NAHB Sustainability Toolkit

NAHB Sustainability Toolkit

Designed to equip and support builders and remodelers choosing sustainability or who want to learn more.

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NGBS Certified Case Studies
<p>Take a closer look at single-family, multifamily and remodeled NGBS Certified homes to see the design practices and construction techniques used.</p>

NGBS Certified Case Studies

NGBS Certified Case Studies

Take a closer look at single-family, multifamily and remodeled NGBS Certified homes to see the design practices and construction techniques used.

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Home Performance Counts
<p>Home Performance Counts helps home buyers better understand the high-performance home marketplace and raises awareness of the benefits of green homes.</p>

Home Performance Counts

Home Performance Counts

Home Performance Counts helps home buyers better understand the high-performance home marketplace and raises awareness of the benefits of green homes.

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