What We Do
What does it take for today's good homebuilding
companies to become great, green homebuilding
companies?
We believe that it's critical for homebuilders to
have a holistic picture of where their business stands today, what
value they want green building to deliver for themselves and their
customers, and the changes they need to make along the way to
successfully transform their company or division from good to
green.
Alliance members have found that they can achieve as much as 50%
greater energy efficiency, while providing safety, health,
durability and comfort for their homeowners. They've delivered
great, green homes, but few builders and developers, in general,
have taken the leap and chosen to become great, green homebuilding
companies.
With little historical information and a lot of green noise in
the marketplace, there isn't a clear picture of how these companies
should operate. The goal of the Alliance's Blueprint program is to
develop that picture and share it with the industry-providing
business models, technologies, and strategies builders can use to
consistently and profitably make green, high-performance homes the
focus of their business.
Through the Blueprint program, we're identifying best practices
green homebuilders employ during five key phases of operations:
Planning & Development, Product Design & Purchasing,
Marketing & Home Sales, Home Construction, and Customer
Care.
To gather this information, the Alliance will:
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Analyze successful builders and look for the common threads and
key differentiators in their approaches to designing and delivering
high-performance homes
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Implement green building technologies and strategies in the
field on an ongoing basis, gathering hands-on information and
experience
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Observe builders as they transform their businesses-from initial
discussions to strategic planning processes and from product
testing to broader implementation
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Share information internally and brainstorm new approaches
through our private online
community
It will take time for complete roadmaps to be created, but we'll
share high-level updates along our journey. Watch this website for
more details.
Want to get ahead of the curve? Become
a member and access information as research is happening.