Green Home Building Seattle WA

Green Home Building Seattle WA

Green Home Building Seattle WA

When people think about living green or being green there are a few cities that come to mind. Seattle is high on the list, of course. Seattle homeowners especially are into the environment and are always looking for ways to take care of the planet. As a result, when Seattle people start thinking about home building, they often think green.

Green home building is not just a Seattle thing and it's not just a fad. Green home building isn't just a good idea, either. Green home building is really a requirement. If we expect to be able to sustain our lifestyle without destroying the environment that we all love, green building is the only way, and people of Seattle want to be on the leading edge of the endeavor.

So what's a green building? Whether it's a home or a commercial building, green means several things. While doing the actual building of the structure, it's important to make sure the materials used are in line with the concept of being green. Recycled materials can be used. In Seattle, and everywhere else for that matter, it's important to consider if the recycled material is actually good for the environment. It is probably not a good idea to use a recycled product where the process to create it actually damages the environment more than simply disposing of the material and going with the new version.

Another consideration is the green attributes of the completed building or home. Insulation is a big thing, of course, but there is more to green building than that. One great newer technology is the tankless hot water heater. Since 30% of the typical home energy budget goes to heating hot water and a tankless system averages 22% savings over conventional gas hot water heaters, it makes sense to put that on your green building list. The heaters are more expensive and may not pay off financially for a while. But if you are truly interested in being green and doing the right thing for the planet, a tankless hot water heater is the right thing to install when building your green home. Another consideration is the water flow to the sink or tub. In Seattle, water is very expensive so using smaller hot water pipes helps prevent waste.

I was talking to Marco Kronen (UrbanMarco) of Seattle, WA the other day and he was telling me that more and more people looking to build a home in Seattle are thinking green. There is at least one Seattle based construction company focused only on building green homes. They hope to expand beyond Seattle, or at least help people building homes in other cities go green.

This article is written to get folks thinking about building green homes and not really to be the definitive document on the whole process. There are a number of great blogs and other resources to help people understand the options. One such site is http://www.urbanmarco.com. Urban Marco does not do green home building, but he is in the real estate business and is serious about preserving the environment, especially in Seattle.

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