Southern Living carefully selects custom home builders that transcend the pages of the magazine into a dream home. Members are chosen for their extensive experience and knowledge, reputation in the marketplace, and focus on the discriminating customer who is looking to build a custom home.

Castle Contractors is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and an advocate of green building. With the LEED Green Building Rating System, Castle Contractors designs and builds green homes based on the home owners’ budget and desires. From energy efficient windows, water-use systems and insulation to engineered green products, Castle Contractors constantly strives for ways to minimize the new home’s impact on the environment while producing a healthier home. There is a way to create a stunning, Old World, durable home that is forward-thinking.

The National Association of Home Builders’ Certified Green Professional™ designation recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green building principles into homes— without driving up the cost of construction. Classwork leading to the designation provides a solid background in green building methods, as well as the tools to reach consumers, from the organization leading the charge to provide market-driven green building solutions to the home building industry.

In 1941, the HBAMT is an affiliate of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). A voluntary non-profit trade association, HBAMT is dedicated to promoting the American dream of homeownership in Middle Tennessee through affordable, quality housing.

For years, HBAMT members have led Middle Tennessee’s home building industry in maintaining the highest standards of quality and ethics. The Certified Builder program is an example of HBAMT’s continued commitment to excellence. An HBAMT Certified Builder has to meet rigorous experience standards to earn the HBAMT “Certified Builder” title. The Certified Builder symbol of quality also means that all Certified Builder homes carry at least a one-year limited warranty.

Founded in 1942, the 235,000 strong NAHB is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB’s goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent and affordable housing. As “the voice of America’s housing industry,” NAHB helps promote policies that will keep housing a national priority.

The 20 Clubs are comprised of similar type builders or remodelers from non-competing markets who meet several times a year to share their wisdom and learn from each other ways to improve their operations and increase their bottom lines. Members share and compare financial information, look for trouble spots, and offer each other advice on how to increase their profit ratios and improve their performance.

Products/Homes/Buildings that earn the ENERGY STAR prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.