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FEATURES
     
   
28   MBK Homes: Vista Del Verde
MBK Homes’ most recent project, Greenbrier, brings together
sustainable building and luxury living.
By Jenn Sherman
     
   
36  

The KTGY Group: The Glen at Hidden Hills
The Glen at Hidden Hills, located in a quiet area yet
conveniently close to downtown, reflects on Napa Valley’s
beauty by blending natural, luxury and green elements.
By Maren Faulkender

     
   
40   Pringle Creek, Oregon
Pringle Creek Community houses 139 lots, greenhouses, and a
community center bordering the Village Green with jogging
and biking trails.
By Maren Faulkender
     
   
44   Annual Buyers Guide
Over 200 active green homebuilders from across the West
and the Sunbelt states as well as a comprehensive guide of
suppliers and all national associations pertinent to the building
and housing industries.
     
   
56   Eco-friendly Exteriors
Go Green with these home exterior products that will enhance
the beauty of the outdoors without harmful effects to the
envirnment.
     
   
63   Lumber Showcase
This lumber showcase offers a wide assortment of treated
wood products for outdoor applications.
     
DEPARTMENTS
     
   
16   News
Changes in the green building movement,
awards to noteworthy colleagues, and pertinent
information for the industry.
     
   
20   USGBC
Recovery funds offer opportunity for Green Building with the
passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The
time is now for tremendous and unprecedented opportunity
for building green.
By Ashley Katz
     
   
22   AIA
Improving upon existing houses is key to energy
conservation. The amount of ways we can conserve
energy can be overwhelming, but the key is not in new
technology, it is in our existing homes.
By Katherine Austin
     
   
24   The Importance of Keeping Buyers Informed
It's no longer enough for a builder or developer to know they
are following sustainable building practices; the buyer needs
to be made aware as well.
By Carter Oosterhouse
     
   
26   'Green Building' is Here to Stay
Today's green building trend raises more questions than
answers for U.S. home builders. One of the big unknowns
has been whether this movement would follow historical
precedent and gradually fade.
By James A. Kosch
     
   
32   The Lowdown on Green Programs for Builders
With so many different Green standards, it can be confusing
which set of guidelines to follow.
By Morgan Moore
     

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