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For Immediate Release
Contact: Kimberly Warren

NAHB Research Center Seeks Participants for NAHB, ICC Green Building Standard Consensus Committee

February 9, 2007, Orlando, Fla. - To support a new effort of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and International Code Council (ICC) to create a voluntary green building standard, the NAHB Research Center is seeking participants to join the ANSI consensus committee for the standard development process. The Research Center is an ANSI-accredited Standards Developer for American National Standards (ANS) and will serve as secretariat for these development activities, which will follow rules and procedures in accordance with ANSI's requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process.

Earlier this week, NAHB and ICC announced their agreement to develop and publish a residential green building standard based on the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines (2004). This standard will provide a common benchmark for recognizing and rewarding green residential design, development, and construction practices in a manner that is transparent, verifiable, and meaningful to builders, product manufacturers, and consumers. Members of the consensus committee will play a pivotal role in the creation of this standard which, when completed, can be adopted by local green home buildng programs or local building departments as a conformance guide.

Applications for consensus committee membership are now being accepted by the NAHB Research Center, and must be received by March 10, 2007, in order to be considered. The initial meeting of the consensus committee will tentatively take place in late April. Visit www.nahbrc.org/GBStandard for information related to the development process or to download an application for committee membership. The entire process, from the formation of the consensus committee to public review and final ANSI approval, is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.

For more information on the standard development process or the NAHB Research Center's other standards-related activities, visit the website, call (800) 638-8556, or email standards@nahbrc.org.

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The NAHB Research Center, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., promotes innovation in housing technology to improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of homes and home building products. Created over 40 years ago as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the NAHB Research Center has established itself as the source for reliable, objective information and research on housing construction and development issues. Through its various testing and certification services, the Research Center seal is internationally-recognized as a mark of product quality and an assurance of product performance.

NOTE TO EDITORS ON STYLE USAGE: To identify this company and its work correctly, first reference should be "NAHB Research Center." If clarification of the acronym is necessary, the phrase, "a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)," can follow. In subsequent mentions, "Research Center" is the only acceptable and accurate alternative reference.