CHUCK RYAN AWARDED
CERTIFIED GRADUAUTE BUILDER (CGB) DESIGNATION

Pittsford, N.Y. - June 1, 2006 - Chuck Ryan, of homes by RYAN recently became one of the select group of 2,000 professional builders nationwide who have earned the Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) designation, identifying him as one of the building industry’s top professionals.

Administered by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) University of housing, the CGB program is sponsored locally by the Rochester Home Builders Association.

CGBs earn the building industry’s premier professional designating by successfully completing an intensive series of nine six-hour courses. The CGB curriculum incorporates training by leading building industry practitioners and academics on a range of topics, including business management, emerging technologies and market trends. After earning CGB credentials, program graduates are required to maintain their designation through completion of an additional six hours of training annually.

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ABOUT NAHB: The National Associational of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 205,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. Known as “the voice of the housing industry,” NAHB is affiliated with more than 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB’s builder members will construct about 80 percent of the almost 1.6 million new housing units projected for 2002, making housing one of the largest and most powerful engines of economic growth in the country.