Green/Sustainable Architecture
"If you are anticipating the worst while hoping for the best, you will get the worst. The things that happen to you are in direct accordance with the things wherein you place your faith. Believe you are licked and you are." --- Harold Sherman
"The architecture may be old at This Old House's new project in Austin, Texas, but the thinking is thoroughly modern. For the first time, the show is going totally "green"—using as many environmentally friendly building products and methods as possible—and creating a functional home for a contemporary blended family.
The Austin Green Building Program, one of the oldest in the country, will rate the project for its use of eco-friendly materials. Photovoltaic cells on the roof, rainwater collection for irrigation, spray-foam insulation, recycled-glass tile and countertops, and formaldehyde-free wood composites are just some of the resource-saving strategies and eco-friendly materials planned for the project."
"How big are the savings? Richard Morgan of Austin Energy's Green Building Program estimates that an average family of four would generate $1,300 in electricity bills a year in the old house—versus $1,000 in the larger, green one. "Factor in the solar panels they've added," he says, "and the total comes down to $577."
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by Alexandra Bandon
