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Building Materials and LEED®

Author: Ben Licari Posted by Ben Licari on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

Building Materials and LEED®By Ben Licari, LEED® AP, and Keith Severson, LEED® APAll of us have heard about “Green Building”; it may be the biggest buzzword to hit the building industry since “subdivision.” What does it really mean to you, to your customers, and to the environment? Why do we bother with all this “green” stuff?For purposes of this discussion, we can think of green building as having three main purposes:Saving Energy – reducing our carbon ... Read More

Fossil Provides Center Piece for a Carmel Home

Author: Ben Licari Posted by Ben Licari on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

Gar Fish Fossil (Lepisoteus simplex) from the Eocene Epoch, approximately 50 million years oldCustomer Delights at DiscoveryGraniterock sells hundreds of different natural stones from all points of the globe. Most of the natural stone comes from the United States and some of the stone is clearly sourced from very specific locations. As with all things in nature, serendipitous discovers are often a delight. So was the tale of a beautifully preserved fish fossil found in a ... Read More

Green Building Programs Compared Post IV

Author: Ben Licari Posted by Ben Licari on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

This is the fourth in a series of posts summarizing the various green building programs currently in use.Earlier posts summarized LEED®, Build It Green, and StepUp2Green. CALGreen Overview: As of January 2011, all California land use authorities must adopt the new California Green Building Standard (CALGreen).CALGreen was adopted into the California Code of Regulations by the California Building Standards Commission in Title 24, as Part 11. It is as much a part of the Building Code ... Read More

Green Building Programs Compared Post III

Author: Ben Licari Posted by Ben Licari on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

This is the third in a series of posts summarizing the various green building programs currently in use.Earlier posts summarized LEED® and Build It Green. Today’s post addresses StepUp2Green. Later this week, we’ll take a look at CalGreen. StepUp2Green Overview: StepUp2Green is an incentive-based program, designed to encourage environmentally-conscious choices in home remodeling projects.StepUp2Green's mission is to provide homeowners the information, guidance and incentive to implement upgrades to home and property that will save energy and ... Read More

Green Building Programs Compared Post II

Author: Ben Licari Posted by Ben Licari on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

This is the second in a series of posts summarizing the various green building programs currently in use. We started our series with a summary of LEED®. Today’s post addresses Build It Green. Later, we’ll be taking a look at StepUp2Green, and CalGreen. Build it Green Overview: Build It Green is a membership-supported non-profit organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy- and resource-efficient homes in California. Key elements of Build it Green are:1. Developed in ... Read More

Green Building Programs Compared

Author: Ben Licari Posted by Ben Licari on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am

Over the next several posts, we’ll be running a series of posts summarizing the various green building programs currently in use.Today we start our series with LEED®. Later this week, we’ll be taking a look at Build It Green, StepUp2Green, and CalGreen. LEED® Overview: LEED® is acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using ... Read More

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