Green Building Committee

The Green Building Committee meets the second Thursday of the month at 10:00 a.m. at the GHBA.

2010 Chair: Bruce Okruhlik

27 May 2010

TO: GHBA GreenBuilding Initiative (GBI) Builders and Participants

SUBJECT: IMPORTANT GHBA Green Building Update - GBI to be Phased Out Sept. 1

The GHBA is launching a new green building program, Green Built Gulf Coast (GBGC), with a go-live date of June 1, 2010.  Under GBGC, the GHBA is now an adopting entity of the National Green Building Standard_® ICC 700-2008.  GBGC is a voluntary green building program in which all GHBA members can participate.  A brand new GBGC website will be up and running very shortly.  Please review the GHBA Weekly Newsletter for news, information, and upcoming events.

If you have been a participating builder in the GHBA Green Building Initiative (GBI), all homes that have started prior to September 1 will qualify under the GHBA GBI program.  On September 1, the GBI program will no longer be a valid program for new home starts.

Thank you for you understanding and support.  The GHBA is looking forward to working with you again through our Green Built Gulf Coast (GBGC) program!

Please contact Meredith Spencer (mspencer@ghba.org) or Adam Aschmann (aaschmann@ghba.org) if you have any questions.