Built Green Colorado e-News

December, 2007
Vol. 2 Issue 10

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Built Green University Recap:

The November Built Green University in Summit County drew an audience of close to 130 people from across Colorado, and as far away as South Carolina to learn about the Built Green® Colorado program. Those in attendance learned how to meet the program’s requirements, including the technical application of the Built Green Checklist, through a comprehensive full-day classroom training, which was then illustrated during the second day with an on-site field demonstration on two Built Green homes. Additionally, in preparation for formally launching BG Sales Training, our trainer, Bill Watson with Bill Watson & Associates, gave a short test run of the course so we can make any needed adjustments before delivering the full half-day session. Continue to look for upcoming announcements through this e-News and our website. An After-hour Reception hosted by our Title Sponsor, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, ended the 1st day, and gave attendees an opportunity to relax and network with each other. Sponsors and attendees alike shared valuable off-line conversations.

We would also like to once again thank our many Sponsors, who made this event possible. Please click here for the full list of Sponsors, and contact Traci D’Alessio @ tdalessio@earthlink.net if you’re interested in Sponsoring an upcoming Built Green University.

Additional thanks to McCrerey Fine Homes and Mark Tremmel with Colorado Architecture Partnership for allowing the use of homes and services for the home tours, and Active Energies for providing their energy rating services.

Speaker contact information:

Justin Wilson, President, Building Performance Solutions
719-337-4749
Justinwilson2@msn.com
www.buildwithbps.com

Bill Watson, President, Bill Watson & Associates & Remax Home Team
303-741-4900
bill@billwatsonhometeam.com

Mark Tremmel, Partner, Colorado Architecture Partnership (CAP)
719-632-2150
mtremmel@cyberarchitects.com
www.cyberarchitects.com

Active Energies, Megan Gilman and Jason Weingast, Principals
970-227-0272
megan@activeenergies.com
www.activeenergies.com

While this Built Green training is specific to the program, and is the mechanism for which builder members meet their educational requirement, the information presented is valuable to anyone wanting to understand more about energy efficient, green and high performance building methods. We typically deliver a minimum of three Built Green Universities a year around the state; one in the Spring (usually in April) in Denver, and two in the fall (usually in November) dispersed around the state to service our geographically diverse membership. Please check our website or future issues of the Built Green e-News for specific dates for upcoming events. Additional offerings of the course may be offered.

Cost of Not Building Green: by Doug Seiter, Home Builder Magazine, November 2007

The media have presented plenty of stories that have focused on the cost of green building. This has always been a tricky subject because there are numerous perspectives ranging from “it’s actually less expensive” to “it’s prohibitively costly.”
As we get more green buildings on the ground (or under it in some cases), we have more data to support our particular point of view. According to “The Cost of Green Revisited,” the cost for green building is essentially negligible. The report (produced by San Francisco-based Davis Langdon, consultants in managing construction costs) notes that the cost of specific types of larger buildings (e.g., laboratories, office buildings, and libraries) can be all over the map; however, that cost rarely has to do with green building features and has more to do with mind-set.
Cost implications for home builders are more significant, but again, the real impact is influenced more by the point where the project begins. In residential construction as well as commercial, taking a standard product and adding “green stuff” to it is going to cost more, period. Approaching the product for the conceptual stage as a green building, however, gets builders much closer to that break-even point.

To read the full article from Doug Seiter, please click here, or see the November 2007 issue of Home Builder Magazine.

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Welcome to our newest Built Green members:

Built Green Builders joining in November were:

Bartran Construction Inc. – Ft. Collins, CO
Boulder Creek Builders – Boulder, CO
Boxwell Construction – Winter Park, CO
Consolidated Construction Management – Lakewood, CO
Grand Contracting – Winter Park, CO
Telluride Developments – Littleton, CO

Built Green Sponsors joining in November were:

Carpet Exchange – Denver, CO

Homes by the numbers:

The total number of home registrations for 2007 to date is 1,726

Leave your competition out in the cold with November’s Sales tip:

This month’s sales tip features item # 47 from the 2007 Built Green Checklist
Baseboard or in-floor heating system installed per requirements listed in Guide to the Built Green Checklist.

47. Baseboard or in-floor heating system installed per requirements listed in Guide to the 2007 Built Green Checklist. ** Requires 2007 Built Green checklist item # 43 and # 44

Schematic of a Radiant Floor System

Source: Radiant Panel Association, 2005.

Sales Tip: Dry radiant floor systems allow even heating throughout the entire floor, and radiate heat from the floor and warms objects near the floor as opposed to forced hot air that tends to rise to the ceiling. Radiant floors eliminate dust, draft, and noise problems associated with forced air systems. They can be more aesthetically pleasing than other forms of heating because there are no heat registers or radiators to obstruct interior designs.

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