Reminder: Insider Update - March 24, 2022 - Special Women's History Month

MARCH 24, 2022

Insider Update - Special Edition

Women's History Month / 2024 NGBS UPDATE

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ACKNOWLEDGING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Women Rock!

NGBS Green Salutes Women Leaders in the Green Building Sector

Especially during Women's History Month, we celebrate the brilliant women who shape our NGBS Green program and lead as strong role models, paving a way for future generations.

A big thank you to our NGBS Green Advisory Group and Verifier Advisory Panel leaders. Thank you to all the women working hard every day to build, verify, and promote green certified homes!

NGBS Green Advisory Group Members

Sandra Adomatis

Principal

Adomatis Appraisal Service

Janet Bates

Client Solutions Manager

JE Dunn Construction

Laurie Colwander

Director of Multifamily Services

Southern Energy Management

Lisa Stephens

President

Saigebrook Development, LLC

NGBS Green Verifier Advisory Panel Members

Karla Butterfield

Sustainability Director

Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Rachel Della Valle

Project Manager

Southern Energy Management

Christin Kappel

Multifamily Product Group Mgr.

The Performance Point

We are SO proud to have strong female representation across our internal NGBS Green team!

They bring creative and passionate leadership, savvy marketing ideas, efficient and detail-oriented administrative support, and sharp technical expertise.

2024 NGBS

REMINDER - Submit 2024 NGBS Proposals and Applications by April 5^th

As an ANSI standard, the NGBS is subject to regular review and update to increase efficiency and incorporate best practices and innovations. There are three ways to contribute toward the development of the next NGBS version:

Submit Proposed Changes: Submit your ideas to improve the NGBS compliance criteria. Proposed changes are accepted through April 5 at http://ngbscm.homeinnovation.com.
Apply to Participate in a Task Group: The topic-specific Task Groups (TGs) review, consider, and edit proposed changes in order to provide recommendations to the Consensus Committee.
Apply to Participate on the Consensus Committee: Consensus Committee members vote on proposed changes.

The 2024 NGBS Task Group list is tentatively planned as follows:

The 2024 NGBS Task Group (TG) list is tentatively planned as follows:

Task Group 1 – Admin, Compliance (typically all TG Chairs and Co-chairs)
Task Group 2 – Site and Lot Development; Operation & Owner Education
Task Group 3 – Resource Efficiency and Indoor Environment Quality
Task Group 4 – Water Efficiency
Task Group 5 – Energy Efficiency
Task Group 6 – Certified Path (Chapter 12)
Task Group 7 – Existing Buildings
Task Group 8 – Tropical Zone
Task Group 9 – Non-residential Space

Task Group participation time commitment varies; participants should anticipate several video calls throughout summer 2022. Individuals may serve on more than one Task Group.

For Consensus Committee members, there will be at least two two-day in-person meetings in Washington, DC. The first is tentatively scheduled for the beginning of June and the second in Fall 2022.

Applications are now being accepted for TG and Consensus Committee members.

Apply by April 5 at HomeInnovation.com/NGBS.

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