Why Become a Member?
Becoming a member of the Green Builder® Coalition gives you access to a determined network of like-minded home builders, building professionals, and related businesses eager to combine voices and create forward progress in the area of sustainable, healthy home building.
- Be part of the Community dedicated to advancing green building practices and innovation
- Extend Your Voice and drive widespread adoption of new, achievable green building codes, standards and policies
- Network and Partner with like-minded green builders, professionals, suppliers and policy advocates
- Learn about today’s smartest developments, technologies and quickly evolving best practices in the area of healthy, resource-efficient building
Membership Fees
Members choose their own dues. The Membership classifications are as follows:
Charter Members – $51 and up
Sustaining Members – $1 – $50
Student Members* – $1 – $25 (for university, college, vocational and high school students)
*not Board eligible
Member Benefits:
Advocacy
- Resources and “Action Alerts” to ensure your timely participation in green building policy efforts
- Watchdog initiatives to monitor new products & technologies, and ensure proper implementation of green building legislation, codes & mandates
- Targeted outreach to state and national policy makers to assist your advocacy efforts
Community
- Access to exclusive networking events
- Discount on Next Generation Water Summit registration
Education
- Complementary digital subscription to Green Builder® Magazine
- Free Technical Assistance to incorporate sustainable products & technologies
- Periodic e-Newsletter with organizational and industry news, job postings, upcoming events, etc.
- Original publication "The Punch List", keeping you up-to-date on codes, regulations, product and green building program news
GREEN BUILDER® MAGAZINE
Keeping members up-to-date on industry news is an expected and necessary activity of any association. To that end, the Coalition has an agreement in place with Green Builder® Media to provide complimentary digital subscriptions to Coalition members.
The magazine has a readership of over 200,000 of the most active and influential building professionals in the country. Green Builder® Magazine is the most widely-read homebuilding periodical in the United States, and focuses exclusively on disseminating information about green building and sustainable practices to a national audience.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Have you ever been in the middle of a design meeting and had no idea what your client meant when they wanted a home certified with Energy Star IAP? How about when they ask you if geothermal will work for their home?
Like the various standards to which a structure can be built, there are various ways that products and technology can be incorporated into a project. This means that a “one size fits all” approach to answering questions won’t help you achieve your sustainable goals.
A product or technology that is appropriate in one climate zone may be a complete dismal failure in another. But how would you know? Let us assist you in finding out! Our intention is to help reduce the hurdles or obstacles you might face when trying to adopt sustainable products and technologies. By presenting verifiable, unbiased information, we aim to provide the unique feedback you need to design, build or develop a more sustainable future. Whether you’re evaluating options for your next structure, or simply curious about a particular topic, the Coalition is here for you. Please submit your question to tech@greenbuildercoalition.org.
THE PUNCH LIST
An original publication which keeps our Members current on the latest news, trends and regulations in the sustainable building industry.
MORE BENEFITS TO COME...
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LOBBYING DISCLOSURE
The Green Builder® Coalition is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(6) advocacy/trade association that is actively engaged in lobbying federal, state and local governments on behalf of the green building community. Amounts paid to the Coalition are not deductible as charitable contributions, but may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense, subject to exclusion for lobbying activity. In 2018, no portion of our members’ dues was used for lobbying. Therefore, 100% of any dues payment may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. It is important to check with your accountant, lawyer or tax professional to seek specific advice. Green Builder® Coalition does not provide legal or accounting advice.