FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACK CAMPBELL AWARDED
CERTIFIED GREEN PROFESSIONAL (CGP) DESIGNATION
Jack Campbell, of Marhofer / Campbell
Building Co., LLC recently became one of the select group of
professional builders, remodelers, and other industry professionals
nationwide who have earned the
Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation, identifying him as someone
with knowledge of the best
strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes.
The CGP program is
administered by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) University
of Housing
and sponsored locally by The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater
Ann Arbor (BRAGA2).
In three days of course
work, the CGP curriculum incorporates a variety of information tailored to green
building
and business practices. The CGP curriculum incorporates training and academics
on a range of topics,
including strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes
using cost-effective methods of
construction, and how green homes provide buyers with
lower maintenance and good indoor air quality.
Techniques are also discussed for competitively differentiating your home
products with increased indoor
environmental quality as well as energy and resource efficiency.
CGP program graduates are
required to maintain their designation by completing 12 hours of continuing
education every 3 years to a portion of which pertain to green building
activities.
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ABOUT THE NAHB:
The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade
association
representing more than 200,000 members involved in home building, remodeling,
multifamily construction,
property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product
manufacturing and other aspects of
residential and light commercial construction. Known as “the voice of the
housing industry,” NAHB is affiliated with
more than 800 state and local home builders associations around the country.
NAHB’s builder members construct
about 80 percent of the new homes constructed each year, making housing one of
the largest and most powerful
engines of economic growth in the country.