If building green were as immediately equal economically as traditional building, we would probably see more of it from the larger local builders. It is sadly always about money.

WINA
Thomas Jefferson Planning District’s Green Sourcebook
TimesDispatch

“The premium wasn’t that much and I bet it paid itself back in the first year with my electric bill,” Winn said. And this is why – what is the immediate return for building green, besides the good press? Oh, wait, good press is a good thing. All it takes is good start, and more will come …
Two interesting local site – ecoMod, UVa’s involvement.

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