If your passion for your home is tinted "green," then HGTV, the lifestyle network for all things home has a place for you: a custom built "green home," located near miles of popular beaches and an eco-friendly golf course! HGTV is offering its first "green" home in Tradition Hilton Head, South Carolina. During the HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2008 entry period, from March 21 - May 9, 2008, viewers can enter to win the home and prize package valued at approximately $850,000.

Fans can get their first on air tour of the home on the HGTV Green Home 2008 special on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. During the special, lifestyle expert and craftsman Carter Oosterhouse, host of the network's popular series Carter Can, will take viewers on a visual excursion that includes every room in the house as well its outside living areas.

The new HGTV Green Home Giveaway complements the network's annual HGTV Dream Home Giveaway, one of the most successful consumer promotions in cable TV history. "We have heard from many of our viewers that they are interested in hearing more about green lifestyles," said HGTV President Jim Samples. "The HGTV Green Home Giveaway provides an excellent opportunity to showcase examples of accessible and eco-friendly approaches to living."

Located in Tradition Hilton Head of South Carolina, a 5,300-acre master- planned community near the popular beach resort of Hilton Head, the HGTV Green Home is a traditionally styled, low-country cottage with 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 an energy efficient, cleaner and even healthier living environment. Public tours of the home will be available beginning March 24, 2008.

"Our involvement with the HGTV Green Home allows us to showcase our environmental commitment while demonstrating techniques people can use in their own homes to conserve natural resources," said David Page, president of Tradition Hilton Head of South Carolina. "The HGTV Green Home is an important first step in our plans to build Tradition as a green community, a place where our builders are required to utilize green design and conservation elements will be incorporated throughout."

The HGTV Green Home has received a significant Gold 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, and Gold LEED certification means that the HGTV Green Home meets stringent standards for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, indoor environmental quality and innovative design.

Jack Thomasson, the HGTV Green Home House Planner says 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 that provides affordable examples for an audience passionate about making eco-friendly lifestyle decisions."

The home was decorated by designer Linda Woodrum, well-known for her work on the past 11 HGTV Dream Homes, with eco-friendly products and materials. Online at HGTV.com/greenhome, viewers can learn about the materials and processes that make the home green, and take a 360 degree virtual tour of the home. Whether constructing a new home or remodeling a current one, they can pick up green-building advice plus Woodrum's tips for earth-friendly decorating.