Builders: If you have not met your education requirement the November sessions will be your last chance to do so in 2007.
Sponsors: Sponsorship opportunities will be announced soon. Built Green University provides an excellent way to meet many Built Green builders, as well as builders who are considering joining the program.
Raters: Built Green University is the required training to obtain or maintain your status as an approved third-party verifier for the program.

To read the full article, click here: www.epa.gov/watersense/news/current/summer2007.htm#5

Built Green is currently developing a training program that will help your sales people sell the added-value of the homes you build. The Built Green Sales program will include a half-day classroom session as well as a take-home manual for each salesperson. The training will leave your sales staff confident and prepared to sell your Built Green features, and ensure that you are getting the most value from your membership in the program!

The Built Green Sales Training and Manual is currently in first draft and is scheduled to be rolled out in September 2007. Stay tuned for further information.

Open houses and model homes will always be important sales tools, but increasingly the internet is taking a lead role in buyer decisions. Home buyers are now using the internet to do advance research before they ever step foot out of their houses and into your sales models. One critically important aspect of internet marketing is distinguishing your homes from the many others on the internet. To set your homes apart, and to take advantage of the heightened media and consumer attention to energy and the environment, Built Green builders can gain a crucial edge by providing information about Built Green on their websites. Being green and energy efficient is the new quality marker. Home buyers from all walks of life are interested in the savings, comfort and environmental improvements provided in a green, energy efficient home compared to a standard built-to-code home. Prominently display the Built Green logo in your home listings and on your website. Tell the buyer about the green and energy efficient features that add value to your homes. Build their confidence and trust in your company by informing them about third-party testing and verification and let them know that you share their concern for the community, the environment and future generations. When home buyers see the Built Green, Built Better logo, they will most certainly give your homes a closer look, and in this tough market Built Green builders should seize the opportunity to benefit from that advantage.

A sampling of REScheck 2006 IECC ‘frequently asked questions’ are included in this issue of Setting the Standard.

Builders: Remember that home registrations are due at time of permit. Submitting home registrations at the same time you submit permits will keep your paperwork on track. If you are permitting in volume you may register homes in bulk each month, but quarterly submittals are no longer allowed.

Built Green Sponsors joining in July were:
Columbine Designs – Denver, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Closets – Denver, Colorado
Cherry Creek Marketing Group – Denver, Colorado (Built Green Advocate Sponsor)

Built Green currently has 205 builder members and 56 sponsor members

No recessed can lights installed in the building’s insulated ceiling/thermal envelope.

Sales Tip: The most popular form of residential lighting is also the most energy inefficient. Recessed fixtures can be some of the worst locations for heat loss, and can also be sources of moisture problems, and cold drafts.

If you are familiar with the Building America’s Best Practices Series, you'll know that this is a great resource for builders and consumers alike, with photos and graphic details on everything from selling the product to proper installation and worker safety. If you’re not familiar, there’s no better time than now to start accessing this valuable resource

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