May 13, 2011

Green Living

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Tracking green features can help demonstrate value

The buzz in residential building is all about green/sustainable construction. However, before building green can become main-stream, there are two significant problems that need to be addressed.

First, if the building trade is going to continue to build green/sustainable homes, a return on investment for green features is needed. If builders don’t receive value for the increased cost of building green, they will not continue to invest in sustainable structures.

Secondly, even if “green homes” are built, how do we determine the level of green building? Many homes advertised for sale in the multiple…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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