Green-built homes will take an increasingly large percentage of the market in direct proportion to their price – because home buyers’ prime motivation today is cost effectiveness, according to representatives from four suppliers and product manufactures who spoke at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla.

NAHB BuilderBooks makes educating your green homeowners easy with the newly released "Your New Green Home and How to Take Care of It" CD. The CD includes a customizable template of a green homeowner manual. The template contains a comprehensive checklist of green home features included in the “National Green Building Standard™.” All you have to do is check off the ones applicable to your home(s) and home site(s). A separate file on the CD guides you through developing your manual to meet the requirements of the “National Green Building Standard™.”

“Your New Green Home and How to Take Care of It” addresses all 20 components listed in Section 1001.1 of the Standard including:
• Local recycling and utility programs
• Compact florescent lighting and light emitting diode lighting
• Energy and water conservation tips
• Local transportation options
• Safety valves and controls for major systems in the home
• Frost-protected shallow foundations
• Local service providers
• Photo record of framing with utilities installed
• Maintenance checklist
• Common hazardous materials list
• Organic pest control, fertilizers, deicers, and cleaning product tips
• Native landscape and other low-water foliage requirements
• Maintaining relative humidity in the home
• Termite inspection instructions
• Gutter and downspout maintenance

The CD also includes a list of green resources to help homeowner maintain the home.

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• Build Green and Save
• Green Models for Site Development
• National Green Building Standard™
• National Green Building Standard™ Commentary
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