Home Innovation Research Labs Recognizes 2023 NGBS Green Partners of Excellence

Home Innovation is proud to recognize 66 NGBS Green Partners for their outstanding contributions to advancing green building in their communities. These individuals and businesses have been awarded the Partner of Excellence title as a testament to their commitment to voluntary, above-code, third-party certification of high-performance homes to the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS). 

The NGBS Green program has certified over half a million homes – more than any other residential green certification program in the United States. Dedicated efforts from all of our partners, and especially those recognized below, have driven the program’s momentum over the years. This group represents the incredible diversity of home designs certified by the program, including those from affordable to luxury, student to assisted living, single family to high-rise apartments, and everything in between. While each home is sustainable and high-performing, many have been developed with zero energy or net zero water use, resilient construction, and wellness-focused features. 

Partners of Excellence are recognized in several categories: Multifamily Builders & Developers, Single Family Builders & Developers, Verifiers, and Industry Advocates. Legacy (**) recipients have been awarded for 5 or more consecutive years and Rising Star (*) recipients are being awarded for the first time. Criteria for recognition include certification volume, advocacy, commitment to quality, and contributions to the program. 

Multifamily Builders & Developers

• Alliance Residential Company - Dallas, TX**
• Altman Development Corporation - Boca Raton, FL**
• Crescent Communities - Charlotte, NC**
• Hanover R.S. Construction - Houston, TX**
• Mill Creek Residential Trust - Bethesda, MD**
• Saigebrook Development - Weatherford, TX**
• Wood Partners - Dallas, TX**
• Woodfield Development Company - Raleigh, NC**
• ZOM Living - Ft. Lauderdale, FL**
• Blue Sky Communities - St. Petersburg, FL
• Camden Development, Inc. - Houston, TX
• Grubb Properties - Charlotte, NC
• RAM Realty - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Simpson Housing - Denver, CO
• Sterling Construction - Mishawaka, IN
• Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners - Charlotte, NC

Single Family Builders & Developers

• Cimarron Homes - Durham, NC**
• Glavin Homes - Vancouver, WA**
• Homes by Dickerson - Raleigh, NC**
• Malta Development - Ballston Spa, NY**
• Spartan Homes, Inc.**
• Urban NW Homes - Vancouver, WA**
• William Ryan Homes - Tampa, FL**
• Gulf Bay Builders - Tampa, FL
• Magleby Construction - Lindon, UT
• Onyx + East
• Reybold Development Corporation - Bear, DE
• Riedman Properties KP, LLC - Rochester, NY
• Segal and Morel, Inc. - Easton, PA
• Sustainable Building Partners - Fairfax, VA

Accredited NGBS Green Verifiers

• Kyle Abney, Master Verifier, Abney + Abney Green Solutions - Palm City, FL**
• Steven Armstrong, Master Verifier, Performance Point, LLC - Harrisburg, NC**
• Dondi Atwell, Verifier, ATS Engineers, Inspectors & Surveyors - Austin, TX**
• Karla Butterfield, Master Verifier, Steven Winter Associates - Norwalk, CT**
• Laurie Colwander, Verifier, Southern Energy Management - Raleigh, NC**
• Stephen Evanko, Master Verifier, Dominion Due Diligence Group - Midlothian, VA**
• Joseph Gordon, Verifier, Joe Gordon LLC - Georgetown, DE**
• Philip LaRocque, Master Verifier, LaRocque Business Mgmt. Services - Averill Park, NY**
• Aaron McEwin, Master Verifier, Jordan & Skala Engineers, Inc. - Plano, TX**
• Chris Schwarzkopf, Master Verifier, Energy Diagnostics, Inc. - Valparaiso, IN**
• Carl Seville, Master Verifier, SK Collaborative, LLC - Decatur, GA**
• Drew Smith, Master Verifier, Two Trails, Inc. - Parrish, FL**
• Drew Wallace, Verifier, Econsultants, LLC - Columbia, MO**
• Scott Atkinson, Master Verifier, Sustainable Building Partners - Fairfax, VA
• Tim Barranco, Verifier, Lorax Partnerships, LLC - Baltimore, MD
• Joe Baumann, Master Verifier, SK Collaborative, LLC - Decatur, GA
• Brad Bray, Master Verifier, Essential Construction Consultants - Highland Village, TX
• Jamie Carr, Master Verifier, Eco Achievers - Chicago, IL
• Tim Hansen, Verifier, The Green Home Advantage LLC - Shreveport, LA
• Christin Kappel, Master Verifier, Energy Diagnostics, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
• Abe Kruger, Verifier, SK Collaborative - Decatur, GA
• Blake McClallen, Verifier, Econsultants, LLC - Columbia, MO
• Patrick Robertson, Verifier, The Performance Point - Harrisburg, NC
• Augusto Velázquez, Verifier, AVA Environmental Consultants, Inc. - San Juan, PR
• Grant Warner, Master Verifier, Southern Energy Management - Raleigh, NC
• Bennett Anderson, Verifier, Jordan & Skala Engineers, Inc. - Plano, TX*
• William Castrillion, Verifier, NW Energy Collaborative - Portland, OR*
• Julie Christesen, Verifier, ES Green & Co, LLC - Tallahassee, FL*

Industry Advocates

• Debbie VanHoosen, Berkadia - Chevy Chase, MD
• Gary Amey, Dwight Capital - Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Thom Cooley, Dwight Capital - Charlotte, NC 
• Rob Watson, NOI Engineering - Dallas, TX
• Keely Felton, NOVA Group - Portland, ME
• Jonathan Wrobel, NW Energy Collaborative - Portland, OR
• Prof. Mark Zimpfer, Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN
• Prof. Randy Birdwell, Texas A&M University - College Station, TX

For more information on this year’s NGBS Green Partners of Excellence, or about the certification program in general, visit www.HomeInnovation.com/Green.

ABOUT: Home Innovation Research Labs, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., is a full-service research, testing, and consulting firm determined to improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of single- and multifamily homes and home building products – in short, we aim to perfect the home. Founded in 1964 as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), our team has been integral in solving many of our client’s most difficult product and technology issues, and helping to introduce some of the most groundbreaking innovations in construction. Through an interdisciplinary research approach – including market research, building science analysis, laboratory testing, and standards development – we help to find a home for innovation in the construction industry.

NOTE TO EDITORS ON STYLE USAGE: To identify this company and its work correctly, first reference should be "Home Innovation Research Labs." In subsequent mentions, “Home Innovation” should be used; we are not identified by an acronym. Prior to February 12, 2013, the company was known as the NAHB Research Center.