| The
Build Green Greater Columbia Program |
Build Green Greater Columbia is the program of the Green
Building Council of Greater Columbia. One of the primary duties of the Green
Building Council is to administer and update the program for
members. The program is based on the NAHB Model Green Home
Guidelines and has been modified to reflect green construction
needs for our specific climate region. |
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If you're looking to have your next home built green, you're in
the right place. Simply see the list
of member companies on this website, contact them to see if
they have any green homes in inventory or if they can help you
build the home you want. Our program is set up so that any
builder can pick up the program guidelines from us and build to
it. We recommend members simply because they have access
to education on the program and may have a better working
knowledge of the program than non-members. Learn
how to go green and why certification is important. |
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Through the Build Green Greater Columbia program, the house is
certified green, not the builder. Our program is based on
the National Association of Home Builders' Model Green Home
Guidelines which gives you, the consumer, and the builder many
options on achieving certification. All homes must be
third-party tested in order to be certified in the program and
therefore must reach a minimum standard in the program.
After that, you can make the home as green as you like. |
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| Approved
local program verifier: (Local
BGGC and NAHB Green programs) |
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Gilmore Consulting Services, LLC, Joseph Gilmore, (803)
735-9838, Website |
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| Certification
Resources: |
| Copies of
the NAHB Model Green Home Guidelines, the Guidelines
Checklist and the NEW Green Building Standard (TM) are available at the HBA
Office. Contact us for more
information on how to get a copy. |
| Application
for project certification (One form required per house
to be certified in our local program.) |
| Building
to Our Program - Checklist - Building to any
Green program takes a little extra effort and paperwork than
normal construction. Use this checklist to make sure you
get all of the steps done in the right order and make your green
project go smoothly. |
| NEW!
Members of the HBA of
Greater Columbia and the Green Building Council of Greater
Columbia are invited to learn more about sustainable new home
construction using on-line education from the Green Building
Institute. Follow the link to Green
Building Virtual Training from GBI and use the password sent
to you by e-mail from the council. |
| First
time users: Click on “register for an account” and enter
your information and THEN the registration code to access all of
the content. |
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