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By: U.S. Green Building Council Launches Green Home Guide

U.S. Green Building Council Launches Green Home Guide — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:02:15 +0000

[...] program – the LEED Rating Systems. On the heels of the organization’s national conference, Greenbuild 2009, the USGBC has announced the Green Home Guide [...]

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:11:11 +0000

Melissa, I’m so jealous you are at Greenbuild and I can’t wait to hear all about it. Having worked as a contractor for many years and knowing the barriers to better building practices, I’m excited that we are finally looking for better alternatives.

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:30:16 +0000

Melissa, thanks for sharing this. I so agree that green building has a HUGE role to play. I’ve been frustrated for years with the archaic building codes, shortsighted approach to building, and lack of progress on this in the USA. There are plenty of tried and tested technologies and designs which can vastly reduce our energy use. Folks who want to use these just come up against tons of barriers at the local level. I just don’t understand why adoption has been so slow. I can only conclude that it’s been more profitable to waste energy and easier for administration of the status quo.