NAHB Designations

A National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) designation says a lot about the person who earned it. Professional designations are awarded to candidates who seek to improve their skills, advance their careers, and be recognized for their commitment to professional growth. Certificate holders demonstrate their own commitment to professional growth by paying for, attending, and passing examinations for widely respected education opportunities across the U.S. Click here for a nationwide list of course offerings. Click here for a searchable directory of builders and remodelers who carry NAHB Designations.

NOTE: The award of any NAHB University of Housing designation does not represent and should not be construed as a guarantee or certification of the quality or fitness of the designation-holder’s work product. NAHB’s conferral of a designation represents only NAHB’s affirmation that the individual designation-holder has completed the stipulated requirements of the respective designation program.

	The Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation teaches builders, remodelers and other industry professional’s techniques for incorporating green building principles into homes—without driving up the cost of construction.
	The Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) is an exclusive professional designation designed to emphasize business and project management skills.
	The Graduate Master Builder (GMB) courses are more advanced with in-depth instruction geared for experienced building professionals.
	The Certified Graduate Associate (CGA) helps associate members who work with or provide goods and services to builders and remodelers learn about the home building business from the best source possible: builders and remodelers with years of field experience.
	The Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR) is an exclusive professional designation designed to emphasize business management skills as the key to a professional remodeling operation.
	Graduate Master Remodeler (GMR) program includes advanced and updated courses geared toward experienced remodeling professionals.
	The Certified Aging-In-Place Specialists (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the aging-in-place market.
	The Certified Active Adult specialist in Housing (CAASH) provides the essential knowledge, tools and skills–from conducting initial research to design considerations and features to servicing the customer.
	The Residential Construction Superintendent (RCS) designation series of courses is geared toward the budding field of superintendents and can benefit current site personnel wishing to excel in this position.
	The Registered in Apartment Management (RAM) is a comprehensive educational and designation program offered to property management professionals by NAHB.
	The Certified Leasing Professional (CLP) curriculum includes an overview of multifamily leasing and sales skills.
	The Certified New Home Marketing Professional (CMP) is the mid-level designation for IRM students who have completed the marketing intensive IRM courses I through IV.
	The Member, Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM) designation is the top-level achievement for professionals in new home marketing.
	The Registered in Apartment Management program provides a higher credential in the field of apartment management for the levels of asset managers, property supervisors, and management company owners.
	The Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP) designation was designed for specialists in new home sales to enhance their professional image, increase their marketability in the home building industry, and sell more homes!
	The Master Certified New Home Sales Professional (MCSP) designation further acknowledges new home sales professionals who hold the CSP designation by highlighting their continued educational and career achievements in the home building industry.
	The Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) is a specialized designation for developers, property managers, asset managers, and others working in the affordable housing industry.