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Green Builder(R) Media Announces Ron Jones Appointed Chairman of Consensus Committee For National Green Building Standard
Green Builder(R) Media Announces Ron Jones Appointed Chairman of Consensus Committee For National Green Building Standard
Published 04-19-07
Submitted by Green Builder Media
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2007--Green Builder(R) Media, the leading national purveyor of information and education about residential green building and sustainable development, today announced that Founding Partner and Editorial Director, Ron Jones, has been appointed Chairman of the Consensus Committee that is taking the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Model Green Home Building Guidelines through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) process for national certification. The results of the committee's efforts will have a significant affect on the direction of the entire home building industry in the future as it will create a new green building standard that will bring uniformity to residential construction practices.
NAHB's Model Green Home Building Guidelines are a set of voluntary guidelines that outline fundamental ways to build more environmentally appropriate and healthier homes. In an unprecedented move, NAHB announced at the International Builders Show in February 2007 not only that it was going to join forces with the International Codes Council (ICC) to take these Guidelines through the ANSI process, but also that the organization was going to promote a national green building standard to combat the effects of greenhouse gases.
The members of the Consensus Committee, appointed by the NAHB Research Center Executive Standards Committee, include more than 40 representatives from a broad spectrum of the building industry, sustainability organizations and the public sector. The committee's task is to transform the Model Green Home Building Guidelines into a national green building standard that will apply to all aspects of residential building, including single family new construction, remodeling and multi-family projects. "It's not only a privilege to participate, it's an obligation we cherish to fulfill," said Omer "Butch" Gaudette - Director of Trade Relations for Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR). "There is no more important work for us than helping to create a green building standard that conserves energy, water, and protects our nation's natural resources. I look forward to the day when "green" building is the standard for all homes built in America."
"The building industry is the most conspicuously consumptive sector in our economy." says Ron Jones of Green Builder Media. "NAHB's actions show both the drastic need for change in the way that we interact with the built environment and the opportunity for residential builders to have a positive impact on today's most important global issue. I am honored to accept the position of Chairman of the Consensus Committee so that I can be part of this landmark initiative and make this process as authentic as possible, resulting in a meaningful standard while assuring the absolute integrity of the process."
NAHB and the ICC plan to introduce the new green building standard at the International Builders Show in February 2008.
About Green Builder Media
Green Builder Media is the only media company that focuses exclusively on disseminating information about green building and sustainable practices to a widespread national audience. With a circulation of over 100,000 of the most active and influential building professional firms in the country, Green Builder Magazine, the company's flagship publication, is the third largest publication in the residential building space. Green Builder Media's portfolio of sustainability-focused products and services directly respond to the dramatic growth in the green building market. In addition to its publications, Green Builder Magazine and soon-to-launch Green Remodeler, the company offers a series of demonstration projects across the country known as the VISION House Series; an online distance learning platform called Green Builder College; and in-person events for building professionals in select target markets called Green Builder Live. The company is privately held and funded by venture capital. More info: GreenBuilderMedia.com; 802-225-8978.
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