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Smith sold on 'Green' building; Ridgeland builder wants to see more green homes in Mississippi.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Smith sold on 'Green' building; Ridgeland builder wants to see more green homes in Mississippi.(Focus: Going Green)

Article Excerpt
Mississippi homes are starting to go green and that gives David Smith a sense of satisfaction. The Ridgeland residential builder has been building in the Jackson metro market for 15 years and was the state's first certified green professional home builder under the National Association of Home Builders' program.

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He became interested in green certification a few years ago when he built his own home as energy efficient as possible.

"I have always tried to build a better house," he said. "I paid attention every time I heard something about green building in other states and tried to learn."

There were no programs in Mississippi but he took a three-day class at a conference in New Orleans. After...

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