$850,000 Green Home Giveaway
For the first time ever, HGTV is building a Green Home, located in Tradition Hilton Head, a 5,300-acre master-planned community near the popular beach resort of Hilton Head, South Carolina, and giving it away to a lucky winner in a national sweepstakes that kicks off via the HGTV Green Home 2008 special hosted by “Carter Can” handyman (and Nautica model) Carter Oosterhouse on March 23 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The HGTV Green Home Giveaway, with a total prize value of approximately $850,000, will be held in addition to the network’s wildly popular HGTV Dream Home Giveaway. The HGTV Green Home is a traditionally-styled, low country cottage under construction near Hilton Head. At just over 2,000 square feet, the fully-furnished home includes three bedrooms and two and a half baths and features both construction and design elements that are known to contribute to a healthier living environment.
When completed, the HGTV Green Home will have achieved a significant LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED for Homes, a voluntary rating system, is a project of the U.S. Green Building Council, which plans to launch a nationwide residential LEED certification program later this year.
