If you don’t have the LEED, then you are in danger of falling behind! LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is setting the standard for creating sustainable housing in the United States. For many families, it’s not the lack of desire to make their homes greener. Rather, it’s a simple lack of knowledge about how to actually accomplish this feat. Well folks, here are some of the things that LEED can easily walk you through and help you with:
It’s not more expensive. In fact, it can both save and make you fists full of cash! The whole concept behind green housing is that it is much more energy efficient. More energy efficiency means less money is taken out of your pocket every month! The occupants of a LEED certified home save on average almost 2000 buckaroos annually on their utility bills. It is also important to note that green homes on average have a significantly higher resale value.
Providing a safer home for the fam/roommates. Part of LEED certification requires the use of better ventilation than currently exists in most homes. It also requires the use of non-toxic paints, and for those cool cats like me that have gone through life sneezing every day; simple strategies are implemented to reduce the existence of excess moisture. Alright, no more mildew!
How to looking out for the lovely lady known as “mother nature”. When compared to a typical everyday home, green homes use a lot less water, gas, electric, and create far less waist.
Alright, I feel as if I may be losing your attention, so I will do my best now to wrap things up. To put it in the simplest terms, LEED certification is a very good thing. It’s actually a voluntary program that was started by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). They are not trying to make money, but they are trying to help America become more environmentally friendly. If LEED certification is something that you are interested in obtaining for your home, then you can get more information at
http://www.usgbc.org/ .
Was becoming more informed this week as wild and crazy for you as it was for me? Boy oh boy, I almost fell out of my chair while I was typing everything out ;-). Until next time you crazy cats, it’s a sunny day and time’s wasting away. I’m outta here!!