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GREEN BUILDING GOOD FOR INDUSTRY

While the common misperception remains that green building has to be
expensive, focus group research conducted early this year indicates that
builders consider the green building phenomenon both inevitable and good
for the industry.6
million new housing units projected for 2004, making housing one of the
largest engines of economic growth in the country .
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The Guidelines are an excellent tool to
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process.

ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based
trade association representing more than 215,000 members involved in home
building , remodeling, multi-family construction, property management,
subcontracting, design, housing finance , building product manufacturing and
other aspects of residential and light commercial construction .

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ABOUT NAHB Research Center: Known as America's Housing Technology and
Information Resource, the NAHB Research Center is the research arm of the
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and is located in Upper
Marlboro, Md.

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All CADPRO designs can be easily viewed with View-A-Lot. Specifically, the GBI is
working with HBAs to create locally relevant green building programs --
through which builders who meet certain set criteria can market their homes
as "green" built."

The GBI is also helping to support the commercial market by promoting Green
Globes--a green building standard that, in addition to being rigorous and
environmentally progressive, is flexible, interactive and cost effective to
apply.

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NAHB Unveils First-Ever Residential Green Building Guidelines

Vastly expanded style options and cost competitiveness against rival
materials will also power sales growth. These and other trends are
presented in "Decorative Laminates," a new study from The Freedonia Group,
Inc . Sales will also be driven
by increased use of saturated paper low pressure laminates in the high
growth laminate flooring market.e., countertops and cabinets) will use almost
five billion square feet of decorative laminates in 2009, valued at close
to $2 billion, despite modest growth.

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The guidelines, which were developed by a stakeholder group of nearly 60
builders, environmentalists, government agencies and product manufacturers,
will provide a national baseline for practical green building approaches
for the residential construction industry.org, or contact 1-877-GBI-GBI1. Known as
"the voice of the housing industry," NAHB is affiliated with more than 800
state and local home builders associations around the country.9 percent per year to 15. The wall panels market is also expected to post strong gains as
manufactured housing output, the key end use for laminate wall panels, is
expected to recover .

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95.com or Phone: 603 827 2900. Programs are currently in development in several U. In its 40 years of service to the home building industry , the
NAHB Research Center has provided product research and building process
improvements that have been widely adopted by home builders in the United
States.

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Homeowners spent
over 127 billion dollars on home renovation last year, we want to be sure
they have the best tools available at a fraction of the cost of other
custom design programs," said DSI CEO Robert Kourtis.

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Today at the 2005 International Builders' Show,
the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the NAHB Research
Center unveiled their new national Model Green Home Building Guidelines. "These
comprehensive green building guidelines, which can be adapted by home
builders in any region of the country, should help more consumers enjoy the
benefits of green homes.7 billion square feet in
2009, valued at $6.

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http://www. Through testing and certification services, the NAHB Research
Center seal is recognized throughout the world as a mark of product quality
and an assurance of product performance. The increasing availability of low
pressure overlays that are designed to match the patterns available on
popular varieties of high pressure laminates will allow them greater
flexibility in a wider variety of applications.

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Although there is no one-size-fits-all approach to green building, the
National Model Green Home Building Guidelines contain criteria for all of
the main green building techniques including:

-- Land development and site planning
-- Resource efficiency
-- Water conservation
-- Indoor air quality
-- Energy efficiency
-- Operations maintenance
-- Homeowner education

The NAHB and NAHB Research Center will continue to provide technical
expertise to refine the guidelines in local markets and will collaborate
with the GBI to encourage the development of residential green building
programs across the country. Advances will result from a sharp rebound in
nonresidential construction, and a recovery in manufactured housing output,
which will benefit demand for laminates in the wall panel market., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm. As the most durable and impact-resistant type of
laminate, they will continue to dominate most horizontal applications.

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"We commend the efforts of the NAHB and its Research Center to develop
these important guidelines ," said Ward Hubbell, executive director of the
GBI.

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com website and at: www. "While we appreciate the tremendous strides made by the green building
pioneers, our focus is on helping the everyday builder take steps that are
environmentally progressive and also builder-friendly. The interactive feature and its cost effectiveness are the result of
being web-based, which allows designers to use it as part of the design
process rather than simply an assessment tool once the structure is built .

For more information on the new Model Green Home Building Guidelines or the
Green Building Initiative, visit www.

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Laminates made from low pressure overlays, including low basis weight
papers, saturated papers, decorative foils and vinyl films, will comprise
80 percent of decorative laminate sales volume in 2009 despite below
average growth.

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"Until recently, green building has been little more than a buzz term
championed by a few niche builders," said Ray Tonjes, NAHB Green Building
Subcommittee chairman and a home builder from Austin, Tex.

Michael Luzier, president of the NAHB Research Center, said, "developing
locally-based programs has usually been the most successful way to achieve
residential green building goals. Many builders feel that consumers would pay a little
more for a home--if they knew its overall benefits.

High pressure laminates are expected to continue to post above average
growth through 2009.

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LEADING THE GREEN CHARGE

In the wake of the NAHB announcement, a new organization called the Green
Building Initiative (GBI) was also introduced . Tonjes will serve as
the first chairman of the non-profit's Board of Directors.
Sales of decorative laminates in the US are
forecast to increase 3.2 billion.

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Working in concert with the NAHB and local Home Builder Associations (HBA),
the GBI plans to provide builders and architects with the information and
tools to create better living environments.
Double-digit gains in the flooring market will be spurred by the continued
penetration of laminate flooring, especially in residential remodeling. Gains will be driven in part by technological advances
that make some types more durable.

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Delta Software International LLC (DSI), an
American software developer and publisher headquartered in Owasso,
Oklahoma, today announced that its premier product CADPRO 4,
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Oregon, Texas and Washington. For CADPro software
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203 775 6464 or email: tomfitzsimons@channelsources. Created to help implement
the guidelines in markets across the country , the GBI is a not-for-profit
organization supported by a broad cross section of groups and individuals
interested in promoting energy efficient and environmentally sustainable
practices in residential and commercial construction.S.

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builder members will construct about 80 percent of the more than 1. The laminate flooring market will
benefit from the introduction of better performing materials and consumer
interest in a low cost, low maintenance alternative to popular wood
flooring .