Today is a big day for the project as we are having our LEED Design Charrette. The very first category in the LEED for Homes rating system is “Integrated Project Planning.” We are required to conduct a preliminary rating with our LEED Provider in order to target the level we want to reach (Certified, Silver, […]
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LEED Design Charrette Today
March 6th, 2008 — LEED, design, planning
100K House to Seek LEED for Homes Silver Rating
January 17th, 2008 — LEED, development, design, budget, planning
Yesterday we made the decision to go forward with seeking LEED for Homes Silver rating on both homes in the 100k house project. If you remember in this previous post we were still grappling with this decision due to its uncertain impact on our tight $100K construction budget.
What solidified this decision was an informal meeting […]
To LEED or not to LEED
January 2nd, 2008 — LEED, development, budget, planning
As we get closer and closer to finalizing our plans and trying to nail down construction costs, we will need to make a decision on whether or not to go after LEED for Homes certification for both homes. LEED is a very controversial topic right now and I don’t plan to debate the issue from […]