Nov 30 2005
A thousand builders, remodelers, developers, architects, engineers and other home building professionals will travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for the National Green Building Conference, March 12-14, 2006.
Sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, the conference offers a look at new products and educational opportunities for NAHB members working on "Greening the American Dream" by building homes with a focus on preserving the environment.
“This is a great opportunity for all attendees,” said NAHB Green Building Subcommittee chair Ray Tonjes, a custom home builder in Austin, Texas. “We will offer exhibitors, presenters and sponsors an outstanding opportunity to improve their knowledge, increase their contacts and network.”
A brand new educational seminar from the NAHB University of Housing makes its debut at this year’s conference. The green building module for the Certified Graduate Builder designation will include two days of in-depth discussions of strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction and to provide buyers with lower energy and maintenance costs, , excellent indoor air quality and long term value.
Other seminars include a detailed look at NAHB’s Model Green Home Building Guidelines, “Green by Design,” led by green building pioneer and architect Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA; a detailed look at green residential remodeling, and “Taking Building Science from the Conference to the Construction Site,” ensuring that attendees will be able to easily turn their learning into action for their businesses.
Attendees can also board the bus to tour an off-the-grid green straw bale and adobe home from designer and builder Ted Owens, co-founder of Syncronos Design Inc., a 17-year-old company focusing on energy-and-resource-efficient building design that emphasizes superb aesthetics as a major green-building element.
NAHB has also partnered with Green Builder to present Vision House 06, a green building demonstration house that shows how sustainability can work with beautiful design and stay within budgetary constraints. The home is being built by Norm Schreifels of Sun Mountain Construction.
Another highlight: Attendees will honor the winners of the 2005 Green Building Awards to individuals, organizations and companies that have made significant contributions to the principles of residential green building.