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National Standards Set for Green Home Certification
April 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The nation’s first consensus for residential green building standards has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) provides a flexible third-party rating system for green home certification, the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (SAHBA) Green Build Council announced
NAHB, Arizona Home Builders File Suit Over Santa Cruz Decision
March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The nation’s home builders are challenging a Dec. 8 federal regulatory ruling that an Arizona riverbed fed by sewers and storm runoff is a “traditional navigable water” – a decision with far-reaching implications for home buyers and property owners for miles around.
Arizona Builders Use Wind Power to Print Magazine
March 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — SAHBA Builder Magazine, working in partnership with Arizona Lithographers, has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a “green” publication.
