FEATURE STORY


Built Green Custom Homes Earns Professional Designations Company-Wide


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harlie Watts with Built Green Custom Homes has understood the value of GHBA designations


from the first time he learned that the association offers 12 of them, and all are NAHB certified. When he discovered that he could receive the Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation in com- bination with the ultimate symbol of the building professional, the Graduate Master Builder (GMB) designation, he knew he had hit on a huge advantage that saved time and money, while elevating his employees to the highest standard.


“I immediately signed nine of my folks up for the designation courses that allowed us to wrap up the certification process for both designations in just one year,” Charlie said. “These designations show our clients that not only are we committed to continuing education within our industry, we are professionals within the industry.”


Charlie enrolled his superintendents, consultants and sales personnel. Between them they earned five GMBs and seven CGPs.


How Can YOU Take Advantage of This Opportunity Too?


The ultimate symbol of the building professional, the Graduate Master Builder (GMB) designation is reserved for expe- rienced veterans only. To earn the GMB designation you must have 10 years of building experience and have completed numerous Master Level courses. Graduate Master Builder courses are more ad- vanced with in-depth instruction geared for experienced building professionals.


When your customer hires a Graduate Master Builder, they can expect an experienced builder committed to deliv- ering a quality custom home. The GMB designation is voluntarily earned and not required by law. The certifications provide benchmarks of professional achievement owners can use to measure their builder’s commitments to excellence.


The National Association of Home Builders’ Certified Green Professional (CGP)™ designation recognizes build- ers who incorporate green building


The Built Green Custom Homes team (left to right): Brad Gresham; Dennis Celsor, CGP, GMB; Chuck Phillips, CGP, GMB; Bruce Cordova, CGP; Patrick Harringon, CGP, GMB; Lynn Venn; Lee Parker, CGP; Bryson Janacek, CGP, GMB; Charles Watts, CGP, GMB; and Larry Haynes, CGP, GMB


principles into homes—without driving up the cost of construction. Class work leading to the designation provides a solid background in green building meth- ods that provides solutions to the home building industry based on the newest building science techniques.


Earning the GMB


To earn the Graduate Master Builder (GMB) designation, you must meet one of the following: „ Possess an active CGB or CGR des- ignation and have 5 years building experience; or


„ Earn 3 course credits from either the CGB or the CGR curriculum (not previously used to obtain a CGB or CGR designation) and have 10 years building experience


and


Complete 5 of the 6 courses below: „ Diversification: Capitalizing on New Business Opportunities - May 22


„ Financial Management - Mar 13 „ Land Acquisition and Development Finance - Feb 26


„ Negotiating Skills „ Profitable Business Through Quality Practices


„ Risk Management and Insurance for Building Professionals - Apr 16


Earning the CGP


Complete the following 2 courses: „ Green Building for Building Professionals - Mar 11 & 12


„ Business Management for Building Professionals Course - Apr 12


(NOTE: These two courses count for the 3 credits required to earn the GMB above.)


For more information on GHBA’s more than 100 affordable, informative industry specific courses and 12 different profes- sional designations all certified by the NAHB, please call Peggy Means, director of education at 281-970-8970 ext. 161.


24 FEBRUARY 2013 | HOUSTON BUILDER | GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION – BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE


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