When Green Building Isn’t Helpful
In this past weekend’s local newspaper’s Real Estate Section I saw an article with a number of "award winning" homes, including a 5 bedroom, 6,400 square foot house that was touted as the winner of a green building award. The principal basis for its green claim appeared to be that it was an Energy Star home.
A generation ago, that much square footage would have built a comfortable four-plex in which [...]
