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An Analysis of Professional Builder’s 2007 Green Building Survey
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| Submitted by: | Danny Koch 1/3/2008 9:02:24 AM PT |
Although the concept of Green Building is extremely important, the need for regulation of all of the deceptive companies entering the market needs to improve. We are having a horrible time building our green home. Everyone is a "green" supplier or contractor whether they know anything abour energy efficiency of not. Even established products like SIPs are a problem. We are using a company called EZ-Build, ordered our panels 6 months ago and are still waiting on them to complete the project. There needs to be some form of sonsumer protection from all of these charlatans.
| Submitted by: | Robert Cox (coxrg@comcast.net) 9/12/2007 7:54:25 PM PT |
| Location: | California-Nevada |
| Occupation: | California Licenced Construction Inspector, |
Have been involved in seveal commercial and state buildings designed and built to LEED STANDARDS. Development and processing of the design and consdtruction to meet LEED is costly. I am not sure it is worth the added cost for the project.
As a Forensic inspector/expert witness "Green" material failures is good business. Water soluable concrete expansion joints that desolve after installation. (Water is used in the concrete and concrete is water cured)left 3/4" gap in slabs @10' on center. Prairie roofs that leak and have to have the material removed using a crane, dump trucks, rented dirt storage area, city fees for blocking street with crane and dump trucks, replanting the roof..... New "green " recycled cotton buiding insulation - it's applied wet and it's not pre-shrunk, walls closed before insulation dry and created mold in the walls. Concrete with 40-50% Flyash - 28 day concrete strength not achieved until 85 days, construction stopped until minimum strength achieved, project delayed 46 days. Green is good busine$$ for attournies. I love it!!...
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