Carl Seville is a consultant on sustainability to the building industry. His firm, SK Collaborative, provides certification for multifamily projects, new and rehab, throughout the eastern United States under the National Green Building Standard, LEED, EarthCraft, Enterprise Green Communities, and Energy Star programs. A HERS rater, he holds the LEED AP Homes and Green Rater designations. Learn more at www.skcollaborative.com.
Carl Seville, one of REMODELING's green experts, casts his vote for these three products—provided you, as with all materials, install them right.
Instead of trying to create a separate business or division focusing on home performance, perhaps remodelers should incorporate the principles into all their work. If there are incentive programs that help offset some costs, thatís a nice bonus, but home performance remodeling can provide long-term benefits for everyone involved.
Similar to the way in which design/build took time to catch on with consumers in the 1980s, Carl Seville compares how the current struggle to get homeowners to embrace sustainable design practices is taking time to gain momentum.
Using the International Energy Conservation Code as a guide for improving existing buildings.
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