The importance of Green Home Building Practices

By Paul Kocharhook

In this video, Paul discusses green home building practices with Ben Brashen on Brashenomics.

Further Reading:

What is green building?
This link provides a definition of green building, the impacts on the built environment, human health and the natural environment.

Why build green?
This link explains why green building is important and its potential environmental, economic, and social benefits.

7 best practices for building affordable green homes
This article by Michelle Desiderio, director of Green Building Programs, and John Peavey, director of Applied Technology, NAHB Research Center, explains how design and construction tactics builders use minimizes the cost premium for green; proving that going green does not have to cost more.

 

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About Paul Kocharhook

Paul Kocharhook, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, (CAPS), MCGP and Owner of Pathway Design & Construction, based in SODO Seattle. Download your Remodel Reality Check quick sheet and walk through the main points in a remodel project.