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  :: Building Green Works

Serving builders, consumers and our natural environment. Promoting green building through education, networking, and community involvement by: 

 

·   Helping builder members build energy efficient and environmentally responsible homes through The NAHB Green Building Guidelines/ Standard and other Green Building programs.

 

·  Helping consumers utilize energy efficient and environmentally responsible choices with a builder by promoting educational programs and presentations.

 

· Increasing public awareness of the need to reduce dependency on traditional sources of energy, reduce home energy cost, conserve natural resources, and improve indoor air quality.

 

Dual Certification: National Green Building Standard™ with the Builders Challenge

 

The National Green Building Program is incorporating an energy efficiency label along with green building through a dual certification process. Follow the link for more details: HERE!

 

When looking for Green look for:


A Certified Green Professional to design, build or remodel your home. Enjoy the benefits and assurance of training and experience that this educational designation offers.
National Green Building Certification because your home is inspected and certified, you can be assured that it’s built as green and as cost-effectively as promised.

Green Homes Feature:

-Energy Efficient

-Water Efficient

-Resource Efficient

-Lot & Site Development

-Indoor Environmental Quality

-Homeowner Education

HBAJ Building Green Works Sponsors:

Green Building Partner: Mississippi Housing Institute

Green Advocate: MMC Materials, Inc. & Contractors Millwork
Green Ally: Atmos Energy, BankPlus, Hermetic Rush Services & Prosource Wholesale Floors


Green Sponsor: Insul-Pro Plus & Weyerhaeuser 

 

Green Building Committee: Debbie Allen (State Bank & Trust Co.), Ricky Ates (Entergy), Marsha Barber (Atmos Energy), Dianne Bolen (MS Home Corp.), Burlon Crocker (MS Housing Institute), Foch Dickens (Central Electric Power Assoc.), Wilson Eatherly (BankPlus), Brett Graven (Johns Manville), Neal Mashburn (Atmos Energy), Tim McKey (Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery), Cheryl Mitchell (CenterPoint Energy), Chuck Morris (MS Home Corp.), David Patterson (Hermetic Rush Services), Linda Perry (MS Development Authority), Uriel Pineda (Design Studio), Charles Porter (Porter Construction), Brian Powers (Weyerhaeuser), Frank Pucylowski (JFP & Co.), Chris Ramsey (City of Ridgeland), Scott Shoemaker (Shoemaker Homes), Rixon Simmons (Energy Insulation), Gary Smith (Northtowne Builders), David Smith (David Smith Builder), Chip Thomas (Insul-Pro Plus), Johnny Toler (MMC Materials) & David Turner (Sustainable Construction)