National Green Building Standard Submitted to ANSI

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Washington, DC.

On April 28th, the National Association of Home Builders submitted it's model National Green Building Standard to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for approval. Representatives from the NAHB and the International Code Council (ICC) plan to hold a joint teleconference when the standard is approved by ANSI around the middle of May.

According to an NAHB press release on Newswire, ANSI standards ensure uniformity in everything from the size of electrical outlets to testing medical devices; and, since ANSI only approves one standard for any product category, the National Green Building Standard will be the first and only green building rating system approved by ANSI, making it the benchmark for green homes and will provide the residential building industry with the only nationally recognized, third-party validated rating system in the industry.

To establish the standard, NAHB and the ICC were required to gather a "fully inclusive and representative consensus committee composed of a broad spectrum of builders, architects, product manufacturers, regulators and environmental experts" that deliberated the content of the standard for more than a year, held four public hearings, and evaluated more than 3,000 comments submitted.

The standard will define what green practices can be incorporated into residential development and construction on a national scale and how home owners can operate and maintain their green homes.

Inspectors wanting to know more about this process should closely monitor Build Central's Green Building Talk boards for more announcements about the standard.