Green Home Builders of the Triangle
The green building program was launched with the primary purpose of promoting building techniques and materials that produce homes which consume less energy and other resources, facilitate better indoor air quality, and provide a more durable product requiring less maintenance.
The Green Council actively promotes green building in the Triangle through our annual Green Home Tour and a wide variety of green building educational programs. In addition, we operate a 3rd-party-verified certification program that was initially based on the Model Green Home Building Guidelines issued by the National Association of Home Builders. In early 2010, our program adopted the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) as its basis for certification. The NGBS is a consensus-based industry standard that provides the requirements for four levels of certification: bronze, silver, gold, and emerald.
The program has a diverse membership, including builders (both custom and production), energy raters, remodelers, real estate agents, an attorney, a magazine publisher, an insurance agent, and a variety of vendors.
Find more information and see a list of Green Council members.
