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| Whether
you are building a new home or are thinking of making improvements
to your existing home, paying
attention to green building concerns will produce a better building,
make for a healthier and more effective living space and contribute
to the sustainability of our natural resources.
Where can you start looking in Northeast Ohio for help
with green building? Unfortunately, we have a long way to go
to reach the level of resources available in a place like Austin,
TX. In other parts of the country, the driving forces behind
such efforts have been environmental or climatic concerns, such
as water shortages, soil conditions, very cold or very warm
or very humid weather. We happen to live in an area with plenty
of water, a temperate climate and cheap natural gas. A building
scientist visiting this area once remarked, "You guys can get
away with a lot here because you are not dealing with any serious
extremes; if you wait long enough the problem will go away."
A bit overstated perhaps, but it means that anyone wishing to
make strides in green building is not going to find much help
in official governmental channels or through building industry
organizations in this area....yet. |
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