Certified Graduate Builder

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What is CGB?

Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) is an exclusive professional designation designed to emphasize business and project management skills as the key to a professional building operation.

Getting Started:

Once you have completed the CGB candidate application, your next step is to take the Builder Assessment Review (BAR). This three-hour, 120-question multiple-choice assessment measures your knowledge in the four core areas of building business and project management.

Benefits of the CGB Designation:

• Referrals to customers in your area via NAHB’s website at www.nahb.org/designationdirectory.
• Consumer brochures that explain the advantages of working with a CGB.
• The right to use the CGB designation on all letterhead, business cards, and professional materials.
• The CGB Bulletin (newsletter) three times per year detailing program developments and course schedule listings.
• Invitation to attend the annual CGB Graduation Reception at the International Builders’ Show.
• Graduation kit with an official framed graduation certificate; CGB lapel pin; CGB logo sheet; gold promotional seals for drawings, plans, and contracts; press releases for distribution to media sources in your market area; Code of Ethics; and, official graduate corporate seal (optional).

Continuing Education Requirements:

Complete 12 hours of continuing education every three years. At least six hours must come from an NAHB University of Housing course.