http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/comment-page-1/#comment-12889 dan Walker Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:59:57 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/#comment-12889 There are a couple of very Green developments I'm aware of. One, in Washington State named Pringle Creek, and another, in Iowa, named Cypress Villages http://www.cypressvillages.com. Good Green consultants are hard to come by. I recommend Martha Norbeck at C-Wise http://www.cwise.com. Good luck to us all! There are a couple of very Green developments I’m aware of. One, in Washington State named Pringle Creek, and another, in Iowa, named Cypress Villages http://www.cypressvillages.com.
Good Green consultants are hard to come by. I recommend Martha Norbeck at C-Wise http://www.cwise.com.
Good luck to us all!

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/comment-page-1/#comment-12888 Megan Morris Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:32:03 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/#comment-12888 I completely agree - there is not enough succinct yet compelling information available that can clarify how "green" really works and its effectiveness. Green washing seems to have won the race against just plain educating - probably in the next couple of years the companies who are just calling themselves green to be in the mix will soon be washed away and put to the test as soon as the consumers have the appropriate education available. www.medized.com I completely agree – there is not enough succinct yet compelling information available that can clarify how “green” really works and its effectiveness. Green washing seems to have won the race against just plain educating – probably in the next couple of years the companies who are just calling themselves green to be in the mix will soon be washed away and put to the test as soon as the consumers have the appropriate education available.
http://www.medized.com

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/comment-page-1/#comment-12887 Jeremy Gernand Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:10:06 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/04/challenges-of-green-residential-development-resistance-to-change-intro/#comment-12887 Green construction is an important objective, but at the residential level, we will probably have to rely on building codes to actually realize a change. Commercial buildings are moving that direction faster due to greater resources being available and long term cost analyses that justify the initial expense. And, let's not forget what should always be mentioned first in terms of green buildings: longevity. There is a proposal in Japan to have all homes last 200 years: http://true-progress.com/?p=33 Green construction is an important objective, but at the residential level, we will probably have to rely on building codes to actually realize a change. Commercial buildings are moving that direction faster due to greater resources being available and long term cost analyses that justify the initial expense.
And, let’s not forget what should always be mentioned first in terms of green buildings: longevity. There is a proposal in Japan to have all homes last 200 years: http://true-progress.com/?p=33

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