Comments for Stewart Custom Homes LLC http://www.stewartcustoms.com Craftsmanship, Innovation, Quality Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Greenwashing by bob http://www.stewartcustoms.com/2008/10/greenwashing/#comment-49 bob Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:23:39 +0000 http://www.stewartcustoms.com/?p=144#comment-49 Chuck, Thanks for the advice. I agree, the green movement is the real thing. I see it in every post I read and all over the news. You hit the nail on the head when you comment that everyone needs to decide how "green" they are going to be. What is your take on ANSI adopting the NAHB's Green standards? I think having a consensus on best practices would be valuable to give all in the field a set standard to aim for. Much like the move nationally to adopt the IRC, with some differences for individual localities. BOb Chuck,

Thanks for the advice. I agree, the green movement is the real thing. I see it in every post I read and all over the news.

You hit the nail on the head when you comment that everyone needs to decide how “green” they are going to be.

What is your take on ANSI adopting the NAHB’s Green standards? I think having a consensus on best practices would be valuable to give all in the field a set standard to aim for. Much like the move nationally to adopt the IRC, with some differences for individual localities.

BOb

]]> Comment on Greenwashing by Chuck Hester http://www.stewartcustoms.com/2008/10/greenwashing/#comment-48 Chuck Hester Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:22:44 +0000 http://www.stewartcustoms.com/?p=144#comment-48 The greeon movement is here to stay whether we like it or not. There are many, many products that are out there, one just has to decide which products best suit their needs. Also one needs to decide what level of "green" they wish to build at. Are you going to be LEED certified and if so what level of LEED certification are you going for, or do you just wish to build an "Energy Star" home? You are right there are mountains of info and one can get overwhelmed rather easily trying to decide which green direction to go in. If you've never built green before start out by just building an Energy Star home and go up from there. Good luck! The greeon movement is here to stay whether we like it or not. There are many, many products that are out there, one just has to decide which products best suit their needs. Also one needs to decide what level of “green” they wish to build at. Are you going to be LEED certified and if so what level of LEED certification are you going for, or do you just wish to build an “Energy Star” home?

You are right there are mountains of info and one can get overwhelmed rather easily trying to decide which green direction to go in.

If you’ve never built green before start out by just building an Energy Star home and go up from there. Good luck!

]]> Comment on 2008 Top Ten Green Products by DARREN http://www.stewartcustoms.com/2008/12/2008-top-ten-green-products/#comment-47 DARREN Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:38:27 +0000 http://www.stewartcustoms.com/?p=156#comment-47 good stuff Bob.. I have you linked good stuff Bob.. I have you linked

]]> Comment on Greenwashing by DARREN http://www.stewartcustoms.com/2008/10/greenwashing/#comment-45 DARREN Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:05:58 +0000 http://www.stewartcustoms.com/?p=144#comment-45 I couldn't agree more! We (Mclendons and Seattle Lumber) had to hire an expert to study the "green products", to see if they were legit! I am on board w/ the green movement but I have a feeling I will need a degree before I can weed through the mountain of green literature in my office! I couldn’t agree more! We (Mclendons and Seattle Lumber) had to hire an expert to study the “green products”, to see if they were legit! I am on board w/ the green movement but I have a feeling I will need a degree before I can weed through the mountain of green literature in my office!

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