What is a Certified Green Professional (CGP) and what are its benefits?
The Certified Green Professional is a professional designation for individuals in the home building industry. A CGP designation allows those who hold it to distinguish themselves as having been trained in the fundamentals and best practices of sustainable residential construction. Designees have access to marketing materials and are included in an online database. The CGP is available to all home building industry professionals, including builders, subcontractors, architects and design professionals, as well as manufacturers and vendors. Earning a CGP entails passing two courses—Green Building for Building Professionals and Business Management for Building Professionals. The Triad Green Building Council offers these courses two times per year. A CGP designation is not required to certify homes with NAHB Green, although a CGP is one of the recognized prerequisites for becoming a verifier.
