Consumer E-Newsletter - 03/20/2007 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Keeping Your Eye on the Ball: The Financial Benefits of Homeownership
Finding Your Perfect Builder
It IS Easy Being Green — Simple Household Products to Green Your Home
The New American Home 2007 Showcases Cutting-edge Green Technology
Piece by Piece: How Homes Become Green
The Home of the Future: Looking at New Homes in 2015
The Victorian: The British Contribution to American Architecture
When Renovating, Take a Simple Step to Reduce the High Cost of Heating and Cooling Your Home
You Think You've Got Problems Now? Home Headaches You Can Easily Avoid
How Much Can You Expect to Recover From Your Remodeling Investment?
What’s Hot? The International Builders’ Show Had the Scoop
The Vernacular Architecture of the American Southwest
Builders are Bringing Green to the Mainstream
Photo Gallery: Go Green
Blast from the Past: Vintage Bathtub Folds Up Like a Murphy Bed
Did You Know? The Good on Green
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Did You Know? The Good on Green

Did You Know....

  • 50 percent of NAHB builders incorporate green into their building practices?

  • Two percent of homes built in 2006 were considered "green"? By 2010, that number will rise to an estimated ten percent of homes built?

  • You can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same amount of energy it takes to make one new one?

  • 1,000 builders attended last year's Green Building Conference?

  • It takes approximately 1 million years for a glass bottle to break down at the landfill?

  • Across the country, there are 50 builder-directed green building programs?

  • About 2,700 pounds of carbon per person per year (18% of total emissions) come from operating our homes, and most of that is from the energy used to power electrical appliances? 

  • ENERGY STAR® appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10-50 percent less energy and water than standard models?

  • Preventing 1 ton of paper waste saves between 15 and 17 mature trees?

Data compiled from NAHB and http://www.epa.gov/.

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