Recently I spoke with a developer who was not convinced that green buiding had 'legs'. He thinks it's a fad or something for liberal 'greenheads'. After sending him much information, visiting mainstream green communities and reading about the advantages of green in conservative publications, liberal publications and homebuilding publications, he has become a believer. In fact, I'm sure he thinks it is his idea to promote a green community.
The bottomline I gave him is:
I believe in the next 5 years, it will be a law to build to at least the energy star standard.
Building green has evolved from trend to standard, both locally and nationally
Green homes are seen as patriotic, environmentally friendly,'creator' honoring and financially smart. It hits everybody in their moral or spiritual center.
Tax incentives and price breaks from lenders and utility companies are added dividends.
If you build a house that is not at least energy star rated, you are building an obsolete home. That simple.
Consumers will opt for this on their own, in fact, their lender may insist upon it!
