NAHB Green Model Home Building Guideline

NAHB's voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines are designed to be a tool kit for the individual builder looking to engage in green building practices and home builder associates (HBAs) looking to launch their own local green building programs. Since their debut in 2005, the Guidelines have helped move environmentally friendly home building concepts further inot the mainstream marketplace. The NAHB Model Green Home Building Guideline represents a Residential Market complement to the USGBC LEED Commercial program.

Currently their are approximately 50 locally grown green building programs across the country, many of which are run by the local home builders' association (HBA). Eleven of these programs are voluntary, HBA-driven efforts, based on the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guildelines; and approximately ten additional Guideline-based programs are under development.

The Guidelines contain six primary sections:

• Lot Preparation and Design
• Resources
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Efficiency/Concervation
• Occupancy Comfort and Indoor Environmental Quality
• Operation, Maintenance and Education

In Summary, the voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines are for the mainstream home builder. They will help systematize the green design and construction process and assist the builder toward incorporating more green building features into homes. As NAHB Research Center data indicates that there is a growing number of green homes built annually, iti s expected that these voluntary Guidelines will continue to help meet the needs of this growing market.

Use low-VOC sealants. VOC concentrations for Construction Adhesives and Sealants should meet the limits specified in the California Air Resources Board Regulation for Reducing Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Consumer Products, as outlined below: Construction Adhesives:

Sealants and Caulks: The greater of 4% by weight
Contact Adhesives: The greater of 15%

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