[P2assist] Fwd: Some green building news
Ron Townley
ron@landofsky.org
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 12:28:56 -0500
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FYI: Some press from Fla.<br>
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<blockquote type=cite cite>"'Green Home' Can Reduce Costs, Raise
Resale" <br>
Orlando Sentinel (03/09/02) P. 7; Foerste, Eleanor C. <br>
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The Florida Green Building Coalition has unveiled a new set of voluntary
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standards and an affiliated certification program designed to promote
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residential construction principles that reduce pollution and <br>
foster healthy communities. The Florida Green Home designation <br>
signifies that a property not only is energy efficient beyond the <br>
level mandated under the state's new unified building code but <br>
also that it is built to conserve water, reduce construction <br>
waste, and minimize the potential of indoor mold and mildew. <br>
Research indicates that Florida Green Homes can be ecologically <br>
beneficial without differing in appearance from other properties. <br>
Moreover, they increase the home's durability, provide mortgage <br>
incentives, improve affordability, and increase profitability <br>
during resale. Both custom and production builders can easily <br>
apply the principles - such as sloping soil away from the <br>
structure and extending downspouts three feet beyond the building <br>
- to either new or existing homes. Certification is awarded, <br>
however, only after an independent third party trained in <br>
principles of environmental design and construction in Florida <br>
verifies implementation of the program's standards. <br>
(<a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.orlandosentinel.com</a></font></u>)
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