Comments on: LEED Certification in Your Remodeling and Construction Projects

By: Sales Recruitment

Sales Recruitment — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:48:15 +0000

With such an abundance of information involved in making a project green, a number of systems have emerged to ease the process of instituting and tracking LEED certification standards before a project is submitted to the GBCI or other certifying authority.

By: Bryn Thomas

Bryn Thomas — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:50 +0000

Is it true that LEED does not apply to home remodeling? I’m assuming it doesn’t unless it is an instance where the home is completely “gutted” down to the framing and practically rebuilt. Hopefully LEED adjusts because I would like to have my existing home certified.

By: Cincinnati Electricians

Cincinnati Electricians — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:42 +0000

I run a small electrical service company in the Ohio Valley (Cincinnati area). how can we become green? Is there any ways for an electrician to be green?

Thanks

By: Mike Walls

Mike Walls — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:32:50 +0000

Where do I find the cheapest wall panels are? I would like wall cladding for new home - cheers!

By: Greg Castillo

Greg Castillo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:27:45 +0000

Thanks for the informative post. I had no idea that formaldehyde was so common in homes. Has anyone out there found a good eco-friendly alternative?

By: San Francisco Advocates

San Francisco Advocates — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:29:40 +0000

What’s better - demolishing an existing sound structure to build a green building OR remodeling a sound structure using the Regreen methods?

By: Seattle Architects

Seattle Architects — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:07:01 +0000

LEED for homes is just starting up. It will be interesting to see how many people apply for this and if it will help them when selling their home. I suspect it will, but will clients be willing to pay the costs upfront rather than put the money toward greener materials?

By: Sandra Office Furniture

Sandra Office Furniture — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:40:48 +0000

LEEDS really sounds like the best place to start, and their ways that they have are marvelous. Going green is really the only way that we should be going and thinking

By: Shelby | Heating Elements

Shelby | Heating Elements — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:45:00 +0000

Well this is just fantastic, and I think that more developers should have some thing like this in plan,and all should be going green.

Great article thanks for sharing.

By: Tom Klein

Tom Klein — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:05:33 +0000

We’ve gone through the LEED certification process - whew! Not easy.

If you’re looking for more information about sustainability in general, be sure to check out this free (and non-commercial) resource about all things sustainable - MissionZero.org.

: )

By: Atanas@ wooden floors

Atanas@ wooden floors — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:26:44 +0000

Environmentally (green) thinking comes after a country has reached a certain standard of living. People living in many industrialized countries and especially people living in post modern societies like USA (USA is regarded as a post modern country by many sociologists).

An earlier comment states “..green materials can be actually less expensive..”, in my experience they are not, however if you compare the quality, ‘green’ materials often hold good quality.

By: construction concrete

construction concrete — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:37:29 +0000

I think this is great. i feel like this country is taking a lot fo steps in the right direction as far as getting the environmental hazard issues we cause addressed.

By: Oak Railing Installation

Oak Railing Installation — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:05:13 +0000

I agree 100%! if you are going to remodel, or build go green. find out if your state has energy efficiency programs, you can get money bcak for insulation. Use energy star appliances, and also flourecent lights.

By: Closets

Closets — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:42:42 +0000

I think every one constructing a house should get a LEED Certification. This is one good step towards protecting our environment. Thank you for the information.

-Mini

By: apartments East Hampstead NH

apartments East Hampstead NH — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:48:34 +0000

I think LEED and LEED awareness is a step in the right direction. I know quite a bit of contractors and I know they are spotting more and more questions regarding this type of stuff. Thanks for helping spread the word.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:38:54 +0000

Good post. I am very interested in making my home more green, especially since it is getting a little cheaper to do so.

By: Home Renovation

Home Renovation — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:34:33 +0000

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By: Flex Training

Flex Training — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:45:24 +0000

This is a wonderful program to be involved in that can ensure that your house is green.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:52:19 +0000

Hi Shawn,

Often green materials can be actually less expensive…. though that is not always the case…it just depends on the materials you select…..

To learn more about LEED certification you can go to their website at: http://www.usgbc.org

For the kitchen materials you could check out my eBook at http://www.remodelingreconkitchenplans.com This eBook covers all the materials for kitchen remodeling, including many green materials, what they cost approximately, pictures of what they look like in various remodeled settings and then direct links to the product companies and manufacturers.

It will definitely help you get a more realistic idea about what your remodeling project will cost based on the materials you select.

Hope this information at least partly answers your question…:)

By: Shawn at HeadsUp Construction Scheduling Software

Shawn at HeadsUp Construction Scheduling Software — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:33:41 +0000

Is there any information available about how much the upfront costs are to build a LEED certified home? In other words, to meet the certification, I am assuming you have to use materials and construction designs that are more costly up front. I know you will probably make this up in the long run on lower energy costs, but I needed to know the up front impact.