A Tale of Green

A lot has been written on the topic of ‘going green’ and websites abound on the internet for helping build or up-grade to a green, energy efficient house. The task can still be daunting, though, especially when you are dealing with a limited budget such as Greenth Street. While durable and affordable construction is something that CHDC has engaged in since its founding, green building is new territory for us. We have had many adventures in figuring this whole “green” thing out – from struggling to find green build material, to understanding the LEED certification process, to developing a sustainable waste management plan. And our adventure is just beginning; this blog will act as a record for our journey into the realm of green building.
In the upcoming months we will be posting updates about the construction progress and will highlight some of the issues that are unique to green building. Our hope is that this blog will help us document our successes and failures in order to develop a Best Practices manual for our future housing projects. We also hope that this blog will inspire people to add green elements to their existing homes and use green, energy-efficient techniques and materials when building new houses. Please feel free to leave comments about Greenth Street, as well as any suggestions that you might have for helping others go green on a low- to moderate-income budget.