Cascade Built Blog
February 12, 2009
WSJ weighs in on Green Building
Posted by admin, 6:14 PM
WSJ Online gives green building a boost where the rubber meets the road: utility bills. In these economic times, green building talk is less about recycled content, embodied energy, and Life Cycle Assessment: people want to know how much money they’ll save on utility bills each month. Enlightened self interest? Or just old-fashioned budget trimming.
“Energy efficiency, in particular, has emerged as a top priority for consumers because power bills have more than doubled in many markets. When asked to list their top 12 influences in buying a home, consumers responding to a National Association of Home Builders survey last year put energy efficiency at No. 2 , behind quality of living space. Five years ago, energy didn’t even make the same survey.”
read more here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123439855114975189.html#articleTabs=article#articleTabs=article
Note: our latest completed project uses 62% less energy than an average home of the same size, so try that in your budget.
