NAHB Awards Green Building Certification to YKK AP America

Today YKK AP America announces it has received Green Approved Certification from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center for its residential series of Precedence™ vinyl replacement windows and StyleView™ new construction windows and doors.

One of only three residential windows companies to achieve this industry certification, YKK AP America’s Precedence and StyleView products are now eligible to contribute up to 15 points toward certification of a building under the National Green Building Standard™.

“The NAHB’s Green Approved mark is a true representation of our commitment to bettering the environment and servicing our customers with the most thermally efficient and sustainable architectural products possible,” said Craig Marple, residential sales and marketing manager for YKK AP America. “We are proud of the environmental philosophy our company lives by, and see this stamp of approval from the NAHB as a positive affirmation of our efforts. We look forward to the many new opportunities this certification will create for YKK AP’s residential products and services.”

The NAHB Research Center Green Approved mark is intended to assist builders, designers and specifiers in identifying products that can contribute points toward building certification. All buildings certified by the NAHB Research Center are required to be inspected by independent, third-party, accredited verifiers to confirm the product is eligible for the points claimed by the builder.

Under the National Green Building Standard, builders or remodelers must include sustainable building products with a specific number of features in resource efficiency, water, energy, lot and site development, indoor environmental quality and homeowner education for a home to receive NAHB's Green Building Certification.

Many of YKK AP America’s products also contribute to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program for commercial and residential construction and are Energy Star™ certified.

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