Engineered Lumber-small dimension lumber, reconfigured and strong. Saves old growth
trees.
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Cool Roof –
roofing that reduces the cooling load of a roof. |
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IAQ –indoor air quality. |
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Weatherization – making your home more energy
efficient with proper insulation, i.e., new windows, caulking, filling
of air spaces. |
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LEED – Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design. Program created to rate |
To put it simply, your carbon footprint is anything you do
that affects the environment. It is not only the big stuff, like driving a car, or flying in a plane. Your carbon footprint is the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and the house you live in. For more on your carbon footprint, go to www.carbonfootprint.com and calculate your carbon footprint online.
Define green, if you can. Green can be a color, green can be an attitude. In this case,
green can be the answer. Here are just a few green terms to
get you started...
The average Energy Star home air tightness is 36% better than the program requirement (.158). The last three U.P. Builder homes are 68% better (.08)! The lower the number, the less air leakage.
Statistics
courtesy Chuck Greening and Wisconsin Focus on Energy Program
