The vote came on the unanimous recommendation of the Green Building Subcommittee, which has championed the model guidelines as a resource for local and state home builders associations (HBAs) that want to initiate a voluntary green building program for their members. Associations in Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah are currently running or planning programs based on the NAHB guidelines.

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The guidelines contain sections on lot preparation and design; resource, energy and water efficiency and conservation; occupant comfort and indoor air quality; and guidance for home owners.

Each section contains a set of provisions explaining how a builder can incorporate green building concepts into a project. In addition, local builders and green building program developers assign points to the provisions so that scores can be used to indicate different levels of green building.

The guidelines are available at www.nahb.org/gbg.

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