The Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas (HBA Dallas) and Green Mountain Energy, Texas' only green-devoted electricity provider, are sponsoring the first ever Green Built Parade of Homes in North Texas, Sept. 22 through Oct. 7. The event will be open to the public in order to better educate consumers on the benefits of a cleaner and more energy-efficient home.

Utilizing green standards in place from HBA's Green Built North Texas program, the event will feature area builders as they showcase the latest innovation in green building technology. The guidelines set forth by the HBA include improving energy efficiency, water efficiency, indoor air quality, material usage, site management, waste recycling and cleaner electricity.

Green Mountain Energy is contributing renewable energy credits to the parade homes in order to offer an alternative to carbon-dioxide emissions, widely attributed as a leading cause of global warming. Green Mountain is Texas' only electricity provider that is entirely devoted to utilizing cleaner electricity alternatives.

"Purchasing pollution-free electricity from Green Mountain Energy Company is one of the easiest ways for North Texans to make their homes greener," said Paul Markovich, senior vice president of residential services, Green Mountain Energy Company. "We hope that residents from all over the Dallas-Metropolitan area will attend the Green Built Parade of Homes to learn about simple steps they can take to make their homes more environmentally-friendly."

The Parade will be held at the Forest Hills subdivision in the town of Crossroads, Texas—just minutes east of Denton—with events from 10 am - 8 pm.

For more information on the parade and other educational events, please see the HBA web site