Going Green
Thinking of Going Green?
"Thinking green" has become a mainstream movement. The choices you make when building a home can make almost any floor plan environmentally sound. Product manufacturers, building organizations, and a variety of independent organizations can help make choices for an environmentally friendly home easier!
Some information you just can't ignore...
- In a survey conducted by Better Homes and Gardens: 83% of consumers rated residential energy efficiency as highly important.
- In a survey conducted by McGraw-Hill Construction of NAHB home builders: by the year 2010, between 40% and 50% of the homes built are expected to be green.
- Other research done by McGraw-Hill Construction found that: "In addition to lower operating and maintenance costs, environmental concerns and their family's health was a significant motivating factor for buying a green home."
If you're considering environmentally conscious ways to build a home plan and you need a place to start, check out a few of the links below for information, resources and guidelines for building green.
| US Green Building Councilwww.usgbc.org NAHB's Model Green Home Building Guidelineswww.nahb.org/gbg Energy Star www.energystar.gov Earth Craft House www.southface.org iGreenBuild.com www.igreenbuild.com Green Builder Magazine www.greenbuildermagazine.com | BuildingGreen.com www.buildinggreen.com The Green Guide www.thegreenguide.com GreenHome.com www.greenhome.com Low Impact Livingwww.lowimpactliving.com Ideal Bite www.idealbite.com Green Home Guide www.greenhomeguide.com |