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Green Building Materials Selection, Application & Eco-implication

Green Building Materials Selection, Application & Eco-implication. Presented by: Paula Kiss – The Building Tree, Nelson BC. Shades of Green…. Your idea of Green Technically… * what’s ‘green’? Their Green – * greening up or just green washing? Putting it together….

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Green Building Materials Selection, Application & Eco-implication

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  1. Green Building MaterialsSelection, Application & Eco-implication Presented by: Paula Kiss – The Building Tree, Nelson BC

  2. Shades of Green… • Your idea of Green • Technically… * what’s ‘green’? • Their Green – * greening up or just green washing? Putting it together…

  3. What is YOUR style of green? Expectations?

  4. LEED… Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Products can be LEED Qualifying (could entitle you to earn a LEED point if used in the correct context) but a product is NEVER LEED Certified. Low Emitting Recycled or Rapidly Renewable Content Re-used/Salvage Durability & Efficiency Local Well managed resources

  5. Why Green-washing is so easy…. (there is a sucker born every minute) Consumer Growing Culture + environmental awareness Conflicting values, confusion & discomfort Opportunitie$ for marketer$ !

  6. Consuming ‘green’ does not save the planet. Proper selection may just cause less damage. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. True story  Fashionable fiction i

  7. Size Matters… Less is more (and greener) Canadian Home Builders Association, 2010 • CMHC stats on • average home sizes • 1945 – 800 ft2 • 1975 – 1075 ft2 • 2003 – 2266 ft2 The 3000ft2 eco-house oxymoron

  8. Q: What do you recommend?A: It depends…. Compatibility with your house Aesthetics System functions • Personal priorities or expectations • Maintenance, Performance • Health, values, style • TIME LINE Specialized products are not stocked everywhere, all the time

  9. Local, durable, lovable, repairable, compatible, understandable, reusable, and above all… beautiful.

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