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Carl Seville - The Green Building Curmudgeon

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The good, bad, and the ugly about green building and remodeling.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Don’t drink from the firehose

Mar 21 2008 8:53AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (0) |
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For many contractors, making the change to green can be challenging.  There is so much to learn, changes in materials, procedures, and often it requires doing things that are completely different than you are used to.  I have seen talented, experienced professionals walk away from green remodeling because the energy to make the change was just too great.  Their problem is that they think they have to do everything at once, but they are wrong – you can go green in steps. In fact, you pretty much have to do it in steps.  Trying to do everything at once is like drinking from a firehose – you will die before you quench your thirst.  Learn about green, figure out what changes you can manageably handle on your first project, make those changes your standards, adding more on future projects.  Try the drinking fountain instead of the fire hose, it’s easier and more satisfying.

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