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Green Building for Comfort

Green Building for Comfort. Dan Mackey, CR, CKBR, CGBP Daniel Mackey Construction Incorporated National Association of the Remodeling Industry. Green Building Means Different Things To All Of Us. Global Conservation Spare the Air Recycling Save the Rain Forests

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Green Building for Comfort

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  1. Green Building for Comfort Dan Mackey, CR, CKBR, CGBP Daniel Mackey Construction Incorporated National Association of the Remodeling Industry

  2. Green Building Means Different Things To All Of Us • Global Conservation • Spare the Air • Recycling • Save the Rain Forests • What does it mean to you? How and why do you practice conservation?

  3. We All Have Different Levels of Conviction • Some build their life around conservation • Others may just recycle cans • Many consumers do nothing

  4. Refuge Security Pleasant Feeling Warmth Coolness Clarity Breathing Easy Seeing Clearly Feeling Peaceful Defining Comfort, Cont’d.

  5. Comfort Is Also the Absence Of: • Allergies • Asthma • Other respiratory diseases • Autoimmune diseases • Eye irritations • Cancer

  6. HEATING SYSTEMS Gas Electric Wood Coal Oil Kerosene Others COOLING SYSTEMS Swamp Coolers Air Conditioners LIGHTING SYSTEMS Incandescent Lighting Comfort at a Price

  7. Air Filtration Air Purification Sound Control Louder sound systems Hot Water Systems Electric Water Heaters Gas Water Heaters Comfort at a Price, Cont’d.

  8. Experience Comfort Affordably Through Green Building Heating Systems • Passive Solar and Thermal Mass • Higher Efficiency Furnaces • Newer Equipment • Hydronic and Radiant Heating • Heat Pumps

  9. Experience Comfort, cont’d. Creating Tighter Houses • Warmer • Quieter • Cooler • Energy Efficient

  10. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. Tighter Houses • Insulation beyond code minimums • Radiant barriers in roof sheathing • Vapor barriers • Caulking • Weather stripping • Dual Glazed windows • Vinyl or wood windows with Low E

  11. Experience Comfort, Cont’d Cooling Systems • Trees and Trellises • Venting Skylights • Lower Venting Windows • Whole House Fans • Properly Sized AC Units • Light Colored Roofs • Well Ventilated Attics

  12. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. Lighting Systems • Dual Glazed Skylights • Florescent Lighting • Low voltage lighting • Sealed (air tight) recessed light fixtures

  13. Experience Comfort, cont’d. Air quality in our homes is typically 15 times more toxic than a smoggy day

  14. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. Improved Indoor Air Quality • Ventilation • Dilution • Elimination • Filtration • HEPA Filters (High-efficiency Particulate Air Filter)

  15. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. Identify the Indoor Air Quality Hazards • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) • Adhesives • Insulation • Cabinets • Paneling • Carpet • Vinyl flooring • Paints

  16. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. BETTER MATERIAL SELECTIONS • Wood floors finished with low VOC finishes • Ceramic floors • Cork floors • Bamboo floors • Low or no VOC paint

  17. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. • Seal in adhesives in cabinets and other particle board when substitutions can not be found • Ask your suppliers for low VOC materials

  18. Experience Comfort, Cont’d. GOOD CHOICES FOR PROVIDING HOT WATER • Insulated pipes • Recirculating hot water piping • Recirculating pumps • Point of use Hot Water Heaters

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