He says that planning makes all the difference. Building green is a thought process that starts in the beginning so that the systems are designed with whole house in mind. And in the end, what some people would say is dumb luck, is really good design. The number one goal for his company is that the bottom line cost stays the same. The consumer gets a much better product, the house will save energy over its 30-50 year life, and it will have fewer mechanical problems.
Costs vary with every builder and by geographic location.
But some approaches can be generalized. The following section discusses one way to understand how to approach the additional costs of green building. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information , A Division of Reed Elsevier, Inc.