Southern Energy Management (SEM) is proud to see our team and partners recognized among this year’s NGBS Green Partners of Excellence. This annual honor from Home Innovation Research Labs spotlights the builders, developers, and verifiers advancing high-performance, sustainable housing through the National Green Building Standard (NGBS).
Earning a spot on this list means showing up consistently, year after year, for the kind of rigorous third-party-verified green building that demonstrates how efficient energy use, better indoor air quality, and long-term value can be built into projects from the start.
Our Verifier Team Delivers Again
This year, three SEM team members are named 2025 NGBS Green Partners of Excellence:
- Grant Warner: NGBS Master Verifier (Legacy Award: 10+ years)
- Laurie Colwander: NGBS Green Verifier (Legacy Award: 10+ years)
- Warren Hill: NGBS Green Verifier
Grant and Laurie’s Legacy Awards each reflect more than a decade of sustained excellence!
The Partners Making It Happen
Great work doesn’t happen without great partners. We’re proud that nine of our builder and developer partners are also on the 2025 list! This is a testament to what’s possible when developers and verifiers are genuinely aligned around building better.
Multifamily NGBS Partners
- Camden Development, Inc. – Houston, TX
- Crescent Communities – Charlotte, NC (Legacy Award)
- Dominion Realty – Richmond, VA
- Grubb Properties – Charlotte, NC
- Jair Lynch – Washington, DC
- Ram Realty Advisors – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners – Charlotte, NC (Legacy Award)
Single-Family Partners
- Cimarron Homes – Durham, NC (Legacy Award)
- Homes by Dickerson – Raleigh, NC (Legacy Award)
Many of these partnerships go back years, and the Legacy Awards showing up across both our verifier team and our builder partners say something about the consistency of this work.
What This Means Going Forward
The NGBS Green program has now certified more than 750,000 homes and apartments across the country. The Partners of Excellence recognition exists to honor the people and organizations behind that number, and we’re grateful to be part of it.
This recognition means a lot, and so does the work behind it. Congratulations to our team and partners, and thank you for partnering with us to build a more resilient and sustainable future.
