10 Things a Green Home Builder Should Know
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The rating systems will provide you with essential templates for documentation and support. Pre-certification is also an option.
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10 Things a Green Home Builder Should Know
- 1. 10 THINGS A GREEN HOME BUILDER SHOULD KNOW REGISTER EARLY IF YOU ARE GOING TO CERTIFY The rating systems will provide you with essential templates for documentation and support. Pre- certification is also an option PHOTOGRAPH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING Photographs will go a long way towards proving that you have taken all green building measures as you claim through your other documents. So be sure you take ample pictures throughout the construction stage of various measures. SAVE YOUR TOPSOIL This is a mandatory requirement in most rating systems and the most crucial to address before starting any work on the site at all. RETAIN ALL POs & BILLS These documents may be required to ensure that you have purchased the right materials, the cost of the same and so on. METER, METER, METER
- 2. Metering is key to any green building. Metering will also help your buyers to later manage the building more efficiently. SPACE FOR RECYCLE BINS Make sure you incorporate this into the architectural design, space for segregating waste- either floor wise or block wise. This is a small detail, but if missed out, can cause trouble while incorporating later. SELECT NATIVE PLANTS Whether it’s a small planter box or acres of landscaping, selecting native species of vegetation will help reduce water demand and simplify maintenance of the landscape after occupation. COLLECT LETTERS FROM ALL MANUFACTURERS Make sure you have written proof in the form of letters, test reports and data sheets. WEATHER-STRIP THE APARTMENT MAIN DOORS It’s possible to prohibit smoking in the common areas, but not within the apartment themselves. Sealing the main door helps to contain the Environmental Tobacco smoke. FILTER YOUR RAINWATER BEFORE RECHARGING Rainwater collected from roof-stops may collect some dust and other particulate impurities. A simple sand and gravel filter system helps to clean it before releasing it into the aquifer.