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If you’ve ever had to dive into the details of the green building and energy efficiency programs for homes, you’ve experienced the operational definition of the word ‘complexity,’ along with a bit of ‘confusion,’ too, I’m sure. I know I have. Unfortunately, the programs all just keep going further and further down that path. Continue reading Confusion & Complexity – Can Green Building Programs Be Simplified? May 16th, 2011 | Category: Advanced Framing, Building Green, Energy Efficiency, Green Living, Indoor Air Quality, Lots/Land Development, NAHB Standard, Rescource Efficiency, Stimulus, Sustainability, Thinking Green, Water Savings/Efficiency |
2 comments | The Environmental Protection Agency calls big-backyard neighborhoods like mine “automobile dependent locations” and contrasts them with “transit-oriented” neighborhoods, places where you can hop a bus or easily walk to regular destinations. The agency recently looked at which kind of neighborhood uses the most British Thermal Units (BTUs), taking into account size and type of house, its energy efficiency, and vehicle use of its occupants. This is known asLocation Efficiency. Continue reading Energy Efficiency and the Annoying Guy Next Door May 5th, 2011 | Tags: alternative energy source, wind | Category: Building Green, Customer Service, energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Living, Rescource Efficiency, Sustainability |
Leave a comment | After nearly two weeks of intense competition, Mississippi State University (MSU) claimed top honors on May 27 in the second year of the EcoCAR competition, a three-year automotive engineering competition sponsored by DOE and General Motors Corporation (GM). Officially dubbed “EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge,” the competition invited university engineering students from across North America to re-engineer a GM-donated sport utility vehicle to achieve improved fuel economy and reduced emissions. Continue reading Mississippi State University Wins Year Two of the EcoCAR Competition June 2nd, 2010 | Category: Government, mississippi, Sustainability, Tax Incentives, Thinking Green, Transportation |
Leave a comment | It’s not news that appraisers are breaking new ground when it comes to the area of setting value to green or high performance homes. Jump starting the “green built home” idea goes against the standard norms of the appraisal process. But, energy efficient construction practices have been around for a long time and their value is well documented, if not in journals and periodicals, within the pocketbooks of those who live in them. Building Green Works! Continue reading Appraising the Green Build – Fact or Fiction May 30th, 2010 | Tags: Efficient energy use, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, green building, National Association of Home Builders | Category: Building Codes, Building Green, Energy Efficiency, NAHB Standard, Sustainability |
Leave a comment | Here’s an interesting concept. Gather information about the true cost of energy consumption of the home you intend to purchase “before” you buy it. Now that’s a concept! Can you think of any other purchase you’ll make where information before the cash register rings might “steer” you away from buying? How about owning an automobile? Continue reading Residential Energy Rating System…Lemons into Lemon-Aide? October 20th, 2009 | Category: Building Green, energy, Energy Efficiency, Home Inspection, Sustainability |
Leave a comment | Source: Energy Rated Homes of Mississippi ERHOM joins the National Recycling Coalition, Keep America Beautiful, and various other national and state organizations in recognizing America Recycles Day on November 15. America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. Celebrating its 12th year, the Continue reading America Recycles Day – Nov 15 One of the primary functions in green building is designing for sustainability. During that process we want to pay attention to the varying climate zones and weather related conditions our homes are subjected to throughout the US. In the deep south high winds are quite frequent and more so in the strong thunder storms that Continue reading Designing and Preparing for Wind Up-Lift March 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Advanced Framing | Category: Advanced Framing, Sustainability |
Leave a comment | Installing a programmable thermostat is one of the simplest things you can do to save energy and money in your home. Studies have shown that you’ll save about one percent on your heating bills for every degree it’s set back over an eight-hour period! Make sure you install an ENERGY STAR rated thermostat. Continue reading Programable Thermostats August 4th, 2008 | Tags: gary, inspector, mississippi, ridgeland, smith, thermostat | Category: Energy Efficiency, Sustainability |
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