GBH Green Builders

Green Builders wins award for Green Building Advocate of the Year AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Green Builders, Inc. (AMEX:GBH), a leading large-scale builder of sustainable, affordable homes in the Austin, Texas-area, has been named the 2008 Star Awards' Green Building Advocate of the Year. The award was presented during the Star Awards Gala at the Sunbelt Builder Show. The highly-coveted Star Awards are presented annually to recognize the best in new home building, remodeling and restoration. Though awarded by the Texas Association of Builders, the Star Awards accepts entries from the entire Southwest, including Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. This year marks the first time that four Green Building categories were added to the awards line up. Competition for this award was particularly intense, but Green Builders stood out amongst the nominees for their continued innovation and advancement in the field of sustainable home building, a hot topic throughout the housing market. Green Builders engineers their homes green from the ground up to deliver energy efficiency in all areas of home maintenance and operation, without sacrificing elegance, space or comfort. Careful planning during construction translates into up to 50 percent savings for homeowners on their monthly energy bills alone. The Green Building Advocate of the Year recognition adds to the company's growing list of accolades. Green Builders was also selected as the 2008 Single Family Affordable Home of the Year at the National Green Building Awards held by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) earlier this year. Green Builders' affordable, energy-efficient homes are priced from the $180,000s to $500,000s and are available in three communities throughout the Austin area. To learn more about Green Builders' homes and communities, visit http://www.greenbuildersinc.com/. About Green Builders, Inc. Green Builders, Inc. (AMEX:GBH) combines the equal necessities of progress and preservation by building homes that tread lightly on the earth. Our success is measured by continued sales in a growing number of sustainable communities, which we believe to be vital to a sustainable planet. With respect for the world's resources and for the needs of our clients, we create healthy, beautiful, long-lasting homes that people, and the earth, can afford. To learn more visit, http://www.greenbuildersinc.com/. DATASOURCE: Green Builders, Inc. CONTACT: Emily Thomson of Green Builders, Inc., +1-512-583-4327, Web site: http://www.greenbuildersinc.com/

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