All Entries in the "Green Building" Category
Green Homes Face A Red Light
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.
But there’s something holding green technology back: It simply costs more to include it than it adds to resale value.
Appraisals for newly built green homes do not fully reflect the cost of green technology, and the lower [...]
Leed Certified Homes For The Average Family
Think you need to be rich to build a Leed Certified Home? This manufactured home built in Cobb County, Georgia is the first home of it’s type to get a platinum LEED certification. The builder New World Home has shown us that even manufactured homes can be built with the environment in mind.
11 Must See Green Building Products
I’m not going to try and tell you I know all about the green movement, but I do believe we should try and recycle everything we possible can, to prolong the existence of planet Earth.
I ran across this blog post from The Daily Green (Funny Name) the other day that I wanted to share with [...]
Sips vs Stick construction-insulation value
When you compare Sips (structural insulated panels) to Stick (frame) construction there are a lot of areas to take in consideration: Cost of a completed wall, speed of installation, insulation value and energy savings along with strength of the wall system. In the two diagrams below you can see that both walls have an [...]
How Green Are You?
Big companies are spending billions of dollars on green and eco
innovations in order to minimize your carbon footprint. But what is
your carbon footprint? You know how much your body weighs, but do you
know what your weight on this world is? What quantifies greenness? How
can you minimize something that you can
A Green Mortgage?
For those who are concerned that the “Green Building” movement will make homes less afforable, here is some good news.
Green Pop Quiz
Think you know how to be a greener homeowner? Prove it by acing this 10-question test
Top 10 Green Building Products of 2006
The innovation in these green building products is amazing. The future is going to be very interesting as we continue to develop new ideas. Check them out here.
Green Building & LEED rating
Many of us have been in conversations where the term "Green Building" comes up. How many of us can have a truly intelligent conversation about the subject? Here is the website to get up to speed on all the latest from the green build movement.
