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  • Green is Great…Give us the Chocolate Cake

     

    I came across an interesting article called If Green’s So Great.  It outlines a number of strategies and technologies that can be considered green building, such as Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), Spray Foam Insulation, Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs), Solar Energy –Photovoltaics (PV), Wind and Geothermal.

     

    All these sustainable strategies are existing and available.  The author suggests that wide spread implementation could be more prevalent with more consumer education.  While I don’t disagree with more education on alternative and efficiency benefits, there was something missing.  The article discusses the advantage of each technology but omits some critical information – costs compared to existing technologies.

     

    Any article on a technology must include relative costs.  I realize every home is different but my theory is that people want to be more “green” – as long as it doesn’t cost more money.

     

    If you are building a house or starting the process, by all means become familiar with these wonderful clean technologies.  You want to maximize the energy efficiency of your home.  As you are getting your specifications prepared, ask your architect or designer to prepare a base and alternate specifications.  Have individual alternative technologies priced separately so you can compare the relative cost advantages between the traditional and alternative technology.  Another helpful comparison is among the various alternative technologies themselves. 

     

    While it would be nice to incorporate every great technology into a sustainable home, I’m guessing constraints imposed by building regulations, zoning, site characteristics, and builder familiarity may limit what you can build.  Oh, and then there is that budget thing.
    Tags » Clean Tech Planet Practices
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    Vox Viridis, a rough Latin translation of “green voice,” is about the intersection between people, planet, profits and the law.

    I'm William J. Broderick and I provide legal counsel to the new breed of entrepreneurs who are seeking to do good and do well by growing their social purpose businesses and social enterprise ventures.

    Mayfield | Broderick is a law firm that defines and implements sustainability principles into legal affairs.

    www.SustainableLegal.com

    For construction related postings, visit www.TheConstructionContractReview.com

  • About William Broderick

    Vox Viridis, a rough Latin translation of “green voice,” is about the intersection between people, planet, profits and the law.

    I'm William J. Broderick and I provide legal counsel to the new breed of entrepreneurs who are seeking to do good and do well by growing their social purpose businesses and social enterprise ventures.

    Mayfield | Broderick is a law firm that defines and implements sustainability principles into legal affairs.

    www.SustainableLegal.com

    For construction related postings, visit www.TheConstructionContractReview.com

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