Glastonbury HouseSmith, LLC http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com Where creativity and craftsmanship meets energy efficiency. Invest today ... save forever™ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:27:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Green…And Gold - Hartford Courant Archive http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/2008/greenand-gold-hartford-courant-archive/ http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/2008/greenand-gold-hartford-courant-archive/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:20:02 +0000 admin http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/?p=76 In 2007 an article was printed in the Hartford Courant discussing the energy-efficiency and the LEED Award for the Tall Timbers home given to Glastonbury HouseSmith and team.

The article is available for purchase in the Hartford Courant archive.

]]> http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/2008/greenand-gold-hartford-courant-archive/feed/ Green homes get new rating system - Consumer Reports http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/2008/green-homes-get-new-rating-system-consumer-reports/ http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/2008/green-homes-get-new-rating-system-consumer-reports/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:10:09 +0000 admin http://www.glastonburyhousesmith.com/?p=72 In November 2007, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched a nationwide, voluntary, green rating system for houses, called “LEED for Homes.” LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The system is a national benchmark for design construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. Projects include commercial, community, and educational buildings.

The new rating system was developed by the USGBC, a nonprofit coalition that includes corporations, builders, and government agencies. It will incorporate results from the LEED for Homes pilot program that began in 2005, and will be expanding into more areas of the country.

Read the full article here - http://greenerchoices.org/products.cfm?product=leed&pcat=homegarden

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