Green Living

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…