Video: 2009 HGTV Green Home Giveaway Kicks Off April 17

Video: 2009 HGTV Green Home Giveaway Kicks Off April 17

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Green goes mainstream in high style with the second annual HGTV Green Home Giveaway -- a $750,000 grand prize package that includes a fully furnished, custom-built eco-friendly home in Tradition, Florida, and a new GMC Sierra Hybrid. The HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2009 opens for entries Friday, April 17, at 9 a.m. ET through Friday, June 5, at 5 p.m. ET. Entrants may enter once per day on HGTV.com or as often as they wish by regular mail. Fans can get their first on-air tour of the home on the HGTV Green Home 2009 special on Sunday, April 19, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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During the television special, lifestyle expert and craftsman Carter Oosterhouse, host of the network's popular series Carter Can takes viewers on a visual excursion of the house including its rooftop herb garden. Sabrina Soto, host of Get It Sold, joins HGTV Green Home designer Linda Woodrum as guest designer of the bright and fun children's bedroom, while Food Network's Sandra Lee drops by to share her favorite "green essentials" kitchen tips and how to make edible centerpieces. Fans will find even more green building and design tips at HGTV.com/greenhome and they can take a 360-degree virtual tour, or they can upload information about their own green projects, as well as rate and comment on others.

The 2009 HGTV Green Home is a 2,430-square-foot contemporary Spanish-style cottage featuring three bedrooms and three baths. Located in a dynamic master-planned community near Florida's Treasure Coast, the home is decorated with eco-friendly products and materials and features construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy-efficient, cleaner and even healthier living environment. In addition, HGTV received a significant Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for the home. LEED for Homes, a voluntary rating system, is a nationwide residential certification project of the U.S. Green Building Council.

"The success of last year's HGTV Green Home Giveaway showed us that many of our viewers are interested in knowing more about living a green lifestyle," said Jim Samples, president, HGTV. "This home provides an excellent opportunity to showcase affordable, accessible and eco-friendly approaches to living."

Jack Thomasson, the HGTV Green Home house planner who has overseen construction of 12 HGTV Dream Homes as well as construction of the 2008 and 2009 HGTV Green Homes, notes that today's construction materials and building practices provide many options for environmentally friendly elements that can be incorporated into a home. "The HGTV Green Home is designed to demonstrate that you don't have to be extreme to be green," said Thomasson. "Through thoughtful design and selection of products, the HGTV Green Home uses the latest building technology and easily attainable materials to create a beautiful, comfortable home."

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