For April, Thor introduces you to the Built Green™ rating system used by the Master Builders Association on remodels like the Magnolia project.

If you’re hiring a professional to remodel your home or build a new one, consider using BUILT GREEN™ on your project. BUILT GREEN is a green building rating system created specifically for Northwest homes by the Master Builder’s Association of King and Snohomish counties.

With over 200 health and environmentally friendly building strategies to choose from, the system is flexible enough for just about any project. BUILT GREEN makes the process of creating a green home easier by offering practical design strategies and materials and product suggestions. The system covers all the areas of a green remodel, including:

- complying with green codes,
- site and water quality protection,
- energy and water efficiency,
- healthy indoor air,
- materials efficiency, and
- strategies for helping keep a green home green.

The program confers a level of achievement to each project, from one to five stars. The more points achieved the higher the rating.

Beyond helping identify strategies for greening your project, BUILT GREEN certification creates a marketing angle should you sell your home. The checklist created for each BUILT GREEN project lists the specific strategies employed on your home, allowing prospective buyers to see all you’ve done to increase the environmental and health performance of your home. Visit www.builtgreen.net to learn more about BUILT GREEN.