Sustainable Building – Our Building Future
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Partner Linda LaCroix presented “Sustainable Building – Our Building Future” to attendees of the 2012 HBRA-SV Home Show, held March 24th at Rutland’s Spartan Arena. The seminar explores our understanding of sustainability, and what it means to consumers.
As the percentage of people interested in sustainability when considering building or renovation/restoration projects grows, so does the confusion surrounding the meaning, methods, and science behind sustainable practice. When asked the question, “What does sustainability mean to you?”, respondents give myriad answers that tend to focus on specific aspects of the sustainable concept that are related to their unique worldview, motivations, and preconceptions. This seminar looks at what sustainability really means, in both the global sense, and specifically with respect to sustainable building.
Click here for a full text version of “Sustainable Building – Our Building Future” seminar materials. Check back soon for a Powerpoint video version to be posted on Aspen’s website in the coming month.
2 Comments for this entry
Linda LaCroix
Rather than being scary, it’s just good building science. There is so much we can do to improve our score on the HERS scale. Energy Efficiency and sustainable building is a spectrum – every effort, however small, moves a building and its occupants along the scale. The more you learn, the more it will make sense, and soon your town will find it’s way. Good luck!
Claire Sullivan
Nice presentation, Linda! We’ve been learning about HERS rating etc as we try to get our town to adopt the Stretch Energy building Code, so we can qualify for green communities grants. Some of our town leaders think its scary.