Download the following free self certification checklist users guidelines, and Judging Criteria: Hawaii BuiltGreen™ Self-Certification Checklist  6 pages (146 Kb) Click here to download. Hawaii BuiltGreen™ User Guide 99 pages (481 Kb) Click to download. Hawaii BuiltGreen™ Judging Criteria
News Congress Should Encourage Home Energy Efficiency With Tax Cuts And Incentives April 24, 2009 from NAHB.org National Green Building Standard Picks Up Momentum April 23, 2009 from NAHB.org CGP Numbers Soar as Home Buyers Seek Green Building Expertise, Says NAHB April 14, 2009 from NAHB.org NAHBGREEN Expands to Whole Communities April 8, 2009 from NAHB.org BIA-Hawaii is now affiliated with NAHB Green National Green Building Standard now available at BuilderBooks.com March 18, 2009 from NAHB.org
Hawai'i BuiltGreen™ Contact
	Contact Karen Iwamoto at the Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA Hawaii) at 808-847-4666 ext 202, fax 808-440-1198.
NAHB National Green Building Standard
	ANSI Approved NAHB Standard available from BuilderBooks.com National Green Building Standard™ Visit www.nahbgreen.org for more information on the National Green Building Standard
NAHB National Green Building Conference 5/8/2009 - 5/10/2009 | Dallas, TX | Hilton Anatole Hotel Get contacts, tools and ideas that are good for both the environment and your bottom line. The National Green Building Conference is the only national conference targeted to green building for the mainstream residential building industry. Network with designers and suppliers, attend exceptional education sessions and develop the skills you need for profitable green building.  Who Should Attend: Single family builders Multifamily builders Remodelers Developers Land planners Architects and designers Energy raters, home inspectors, utilities staff  Product manufacturers and suppliers
Education The National Association of Home Builders’ Certified Green Professional™ designation recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green building principles into homes— without driving up the cost of construction. Classwork leading to the designation provides a solid background in green building methods, as well as the tools to reach consumers, from the organization leading the charge to provide market-driven green building solutions to the home building industry. Article: Builders Line Up for 'Certified Green Professional' Designation

Other Green Building Resources BIA-Hawai'i Contact Contact Karen Iwamoto, Government Relations Director, for green-building related legislation, phone 808-847-4666 ext 202, e-mail government@bia-hawaii.com. Hawaii Energy Division Contact Dean Masai (below), Energy Analyist, Strategic Industires (Energy Division), State of Hawaii, phone 808-587-3804, e-mail  dmasai@dbedt.hawaii.gov Kathy Yim, an Economic Development Specialist in the Science & Technology Branch of the Energy Division and Dean Masai provide useful energy information for homeowners at the Hawai'i BuiltGreen™ booth at the BIA-Hawai'i Home Building and Remodeling Show. Electric Service Installation Manual: A guide for successful installation of residential, commercial and industrial electrical services. Fifth Edition. Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company, and Maui Electric Company. Click here to download the manual. US Green Building Council Member List Use this link to look up USGBC members, locate LEED Accredited Professionals, or view specific LEED projects. To get started, click here, on the directory you can search in the bar for: Members, LEED AP, or LEED Projects. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please e-mail CustomerService@usgbc.org or call 1-800-795-1747 (outside the United States, call 202-742-3792). USGBC Green Building Research Research & Publications -- View the latest publications and research on building green: history, costs, benefits, case studies, government reports, statistics and industry-specific information. Green Building Links -- This ever-changing list contains links to sites collected by USGBC staff and members to facilitate green building research. NAHB's Online Resources NAHB's BuilderBooks.com -- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) resource materials can be found at  www.BuilderBooks.com. NAHB's ToolBase Online Services -- ToolBase Services is for homebuilders, green building means the resource-efficient design, construction, and operation of homes. It is an approach to building and marketing homes that highlights environmental quality. [Click here to subscirbe to the Tool Base E-News.] NAHB's Online Newsletter Center -- You can subscribe to NAHB's public online newsletters, or you can browse and search back issues. Online Resources (free downloads) Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 1 (137 pgs 8.1 Mb pdf file) NAHB's Model Green Home Building Guidelines Fee: Free (2005 PDF) [Learn more] NAHB Building Greener Report Available for Free Download Building Greener, Building Better: The Quiet Revolution -- National Association of Home Builders and the NAHB Research Center Green Building is an environmentally friendly approach to housing construction and land development. It is nothing less than a quiet revolution in the way that new homes and communities are planned and constructed. Learn about this growing trend in "  Building Greener: Building Better: The Quiet Revolution ," a free report from NAHB and the NAHB Research Center.