Green builders positive despite slump in US housing
future proof your home.

An article in today’s Arizona Daily Star provides a great overview of the green housing industry in that state. While builders note that so far stringent green building programmes like LEED have been a preserve of the rich due to the additional cost, a local urban planner noted that their voluntary green program was used on 35% of homes built in the last two years.

Interestingly, he expects a lot of those voluntary green guidelines to eventually become part of the building code. Seen in that light, green building is more than environmentally friendly, it’s actually future proofing your home against regulations and energy costs.

For those reasons, a local builder says he doesn’t see green building falling off just because the market has hit a slump. “The cost of borrowing money is at an all-time low. Energy costs are at an all-time high and certain to go higher.”

It seems saving money and preserving value are things new home buyers may be interested in regardless of the market.

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Posted by Jacob on Thursday, November 29th, 2007 | Permalink |

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