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The greenmovementshowssignsof activity in er,': thingfrom foodandcarsto buildingproductsandarchir.tural trcnds.But man1,Americansremainconfusedlrb't-.. meanand arr' c, :-. cractlv u'hat "!reen" and "sustminable" cernedthatthel'u'on'tmaketheright choices. The bestthingto do is takefive minutesto conducta liti.. researchbeforedecidingto become,what Ed McMah()n.-, seniorfellow with the Urban LandInstitute,callsa "firrc. green."MainstreamAmericaalreadyhasembracedglcc'i-. andsustainable lifestylesenoughto haveformedthreetiretions,saysMcMahon.Forestgreens,who do everythingptrr it's the right thing to do";erccnsibleto go STeen"because backgreens,who go greenonly if they canseea retum ortheir investments; andhealthygreens,who go greenfor th. healthbenefits. Forthisissueof StyleHome,we broughttogetheranarchitect,anarchitecturalsalvageshopownerandan interiordesignerto explorethe topic of goinggreenandstayinggreen.

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lr.r Dehart,above,uses laminateflooring, recycledglass-tile rg double-paneglassfor natural sunlight,concretecounter ilre glasscabinetabovethe sink to reducedishwasheruse, tey ard and fluorescentlighting. Below,a l0,O0O-square-foot lsrgnedby CarlsonStudioArchitectureon the east coast of ainablefeaturesas solar heat, energy-efficientcooling and rr9) sourcesto use less energythan a househalf its size.

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Nichole: How doesthe greeniemantraof reduce,reuse.rec\: + t:: . what you do professionally? Jedd:Forour offi ce,w e reuseda 1952grocerybui l di ngand bur lrr r : , : : serveourneeds. Y oucanl ookat i t on a l argerscal e- don' tk nockt he buic - ; down;addto it,renovateit.Thenyouget intothe smallerscalesof the interc.s andsmallercomoonents. Jesse:We at Architectural Salvage takea four'-core approach to it: repair,refurnish,restoreandrepurpose - that'sthe greeningthroughsalvage. Youcan repairwhat you havein yourhouse.That'sthe first levelbecause_vou're keepplace, ingit in andthat'sthe leastamountof impact.Takea door,'cr nsr3-c. Refurbishing it istakingit off its hinges, sandingit downandrestarnn; ': R:pu.posingit is makingit intosomethingelse,likea bench. Shawn: I'vegot concretecountertops in my kitchen.Thecompanydrdnt put the rightsealeron it andwhen it got stained,they replacedit for me.So I took the stainedone and usedit as a seaton a benchby the fireprr.lt's 850 poundsandtook fiveof us to get it out to the firepit.... Jesse:Yeah,and that's halfa ton you keptout of the landfills.Plusall the transportation coststo takeit to the landfill, allthe gasit wouldhavetaken. Nichole:What differencedoes it make if a houseis certifiedby the U.S. GreenB ui l di ng C ounci l 'Leadershi s i npE nergy andE nvi ronmentDesign al or t he pr ogr am ? N ati onal A ssoci ati on newgreenresrdent ial of H omeB ui l ders' Jedd:Therearea numberof greencerti ifcati onprograms out t her e.NAHB's j ust startedrecentl v.N A H B s w ri ttenby homebui l ders, a nd t he USG BCis made;p of b;s ^esso\' .ners. - pret t ym uchanybody desgne' s.devel opers can be a member- and hasa third-partycertification system.Any system, good. anyattemptto buildmoresustainably is (Leadership Jesse:My understanding isthatthe LEED in EnergyandEnvironmentalDesign)haspointsin allsortsof categories. A lot of it hasto do with energyefficiencyandthe useof the buildingandhow that affectsthe surroundingenvironment. Jedd: lt does.lt goesfrom site all the way down to what kindof paintand doorsyou use.They'reallfine;they just differby who put them together. Nichole:Areclientsaskingabouthow it affectsresalevalue? Jedd:They'reinterested in resalevaluebut ultimatelyinterested in returnon investment.lf I spend10 percentmore on my house,how longis it goingto take me to get that back?Most peopleonly stay in their housefor 10 years: they needtheirreturnon investment to hit withinthat 10 years. Nichole:What do youtell peoplewho don'tbuy intothe greenconcept? Shawn:You haveto educatethem aboutit. And thev haveto do someresearchon theirown. Jedd: Any attempt is worth it. Jesse:You don't haveto beatthe conceotto death.You can latchontc something, the componentthat impactsyou,and makeyourdecisionsbased on that. lf rainforestdestructionis your issue,then you don't buy rainforesr products, unlessthey'resustainably harvested. lf energyconservation andglobalwarmingis yourmainissue,thenyou buysomethingthat'sthe mostenergy efficient.Youpickyourbattlesandthenyou reallywalkthe path. yourair conditioner, Jedd:lt's reallyhardto get it wronq.lf you'rereplacing you go for the highestefficiencyyou canafford. Shawn: That'sanotherthing that comes into play is the expense.In n'_. houseI couldn'tdo everythingI wantedto do,but we did do somethings.\^,: couldn'taffordit. Jesse:Well,they did just passnet meteringwith the FloridaEnergyBill. : was rolledintoanotherbill. Nichole:What is net metering? Jedd:Net meteringis beingableto sellbackthe energythat you produce

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Jesse:Butthere'sthe otherpiecewith that too.Doyou haveto go with photovoltaicsandstartpumpingenergybackintothe gridor do youjustgo with a solarhot watersystemthat paysfor itselfreallyquickly?Or do you pullyour heatoff your air conditionerunit so when you'reusingAC you'regenerating hot water? Jedd:Ohyeah.I'dgo solarhot waterbeforeI'ddo PVanyday.Thereturnis mu chq u ic k er . Nichole:What do you tellclientsaboutappliances? Jedd: We generallyencourageEnergyStar-ratedappliances. lt's whether they'reableto shutthemselves off,or if they havefeaturesthat reduceenergy

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