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N.C. Builder Leads the Nation in Certified Green Homes

Shugart Enterprises has built 53 homes to National Green Building Certification standards; verified by Southern Energy Management

WINSTON-SALEM – Shugart Enterprises — a North Carolina construction company targeting first-time, move-up and empty-nester home buyers — has completed more homes certified to the National Green Building Standard than any other home builder in the nation.

By late November, 53 homes built by the Winston-Salem company had completed the National Green Building Certification process, with more homes underway.

Shugart wasn’t looking to become a green building pioneer, said Les Frye, the company’s director of special projects. But with founder Grover Shugart wanting to steer his 43-year-old business in a new — and positive — direction, the timing seemed right to make some changes……

See the full story published by the NAHB Green Building Update!