National GREEN BUILDING Program - to certify builders
throughout the country to build green houses - NOT necessarily a place to put plants, but a
home that is ENERGY EFFICIENT. The builder can accrue points in 7 categories:
water,
energy & resource efficiency,
lot & site development,
indoor environmental quality,
global impact,
homeowner education
Program set forth by the National Association of Home Builders.
The key is keeping our hot summer sun out and the warm winter sun in.
HOUSTON is the first large U. S. city to accept the 7 point challenge. Also promoted by the
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)