Certified Green Professional (CGP)

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.

Green homes provide buyers lower maintenance, better indoor air quality, and better long-term value. Techniques are also discussed for competitively differentiating your home products with increased indoor environmental quality as well as energy and resource efficiency. As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:

• Control moisture and durability for each component of the building envelope effectively
• Employ resource-efficient materials to achieve comfortable, safe and sustainable buildings
• Strategize ways to meet, exceed, and verify green building energy efficiency requirements
• Implement indoor and outdoor water conservation practices
• Achieve indoor air quality
• Consider green building objectives in a remodeling project
• Maintenance of a green home