Green building has gone from a buzzword to front shelf demand by many people wishing to build or purchase a new home. This is a result, of course, of the heightened awareness for environmental and conservation concerns. According to the Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) there is a Green Built Home (GBH) program that signifies an environmentally friendly standard of home building that also keeps costs reasonable. Now there is a definitive checklist of what constitutes a green building that consumers can use. The checklists for new home projects and remodeling projects make it easy for consumers to determine what aspects of a project will comply with the GBH requirements.
GBH focuses its efforts to meet meaningful environmental, health and energy standards and provides a form of building certification. The comprehensive checklist categorizes the three basic requirements that each building project must meet: energy efficiency, indoor air quality and erosion control standards. Builders agree to follow a list of features including site and land use, landscape conservation and storm water management, energy efficiency, materials selection, indoor air quality, plumbing and water conservation, waste reduction, recycling and disposal, builder operations and efficient use of space.
The long and short is that GBH-certified homes have less of an impact on the environment and owners will realize greater value. You can get more detailed information regarding enrollment and certification at http://www.greenbuilthome.org/.
Fall has arrived in our County and peak colors aren’t far away so come on up and visit! Have a great weekend.
Life Is Good, Enjoy!
Gary Nathan
