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By: Have You Been Following the 100K House?

Have You Been Following the 100K House? — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:30:04 +0000

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By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:16:09 +0000

Well, Guy… that may have been the nicest comment I’ve gotten all week. I’m glad that a couple folks from PA have gotten on here to speak. It really shows that the original comment from the PA individual was right. I think that when people are happy with their hometown that they’ll take more actions when it comes to eco-sense; pride is useful in the green fight. I’ll have to check out your blog too. Thanks for being so cool and for stopping by.

By: Guy Hogan

Guy Hogan — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:22:58 +0000

Pittsburgh is my hometown and it’s always interesting to see how others view my hometown. I live in and blog about Pittsburgh. l also know how important the “green” revolution is. It is bloggers like you that help keep this revolution alive and help keep alive the hope of all sane people that not only love their hometown but also love this planet.

By: Jennifer Chait

Jennifer Chait — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:35:33 +0000

Hey Chad, thanks for stopping by. I get all the LEED points as well. I just keep thinking that when it comes to green standards that there should be no need because all of our standards should be this way. Instead of green it would just be a house. Is there really any other ethical way to build? Especially when, once you figure in energy costs of building (people, supplies, all of it) it’s tough to meet true eco-standards. I hope that makes sense.

On the other hand the world has not embraced better building across the board so LEED is good in that respect. I am very interested in the work postgreen is attempting to achieve so I’ll be watching for sure. I’m looking forward to seeing your models when they’re up. I also write a green blog for families and the whole point there is to make it easy for families to go green. Something like postgreen would help — make it less overwhelming perhaps. Feel free to keep me updated; my email is above and good luck with your projects

By: Chad Ludeman

Chad Ludeman — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:34:05 +0000

Thanks for the mention Jennifer. Sometimes it seems all we hear about regarding green innovations is coming from Cali, NYC or Chicago so I can see your original point. On the upside, PA has been making some great strides in the past few years and is headed in the right direction as your commenter points out.

LEED ratings for homes has been a bit controversial and I understand all viewpoints. It is however one of the only ways to currently prove that no corners were cut during construction and a clear indicator to the market of what your home is all about…

Our name, postgreen, alludes to the fact that we are trying to build homes and buildings the way we feel like they should (and hopefully will) after the current “green fad” is over. We try to put priorities like energy efficiency and indoor air quality at the top of our list and create a design that is easy to upgrade in the future with renewable energy systems. By focusing on these things rather than the “green” finish products or materials we feel like the homeowner gets the most bang for their “green” buck rather than a thin coat of greenwashing on the interior that they end up paying a premium for.