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green
building 
What
is green??
Being "green" means
to minimize our impact on the Earth, and maybe even leave it as a better
place for generations to come. Green building
considers
resource efficiency
and environmental impact in every step of building
or renovation. A home must be energy and water efficient.
The materials and processes that go into building a house should be
sustainable.
Waste needs to be minimized and recycling maximized
to conserve resources. Indoor air must be clean to be healthy.
Reduce, re-use, recycle. All of this can be done on the same budget
as typical construction — it just takes
a new mindset.
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Take
a free class
Sam Brusco is
the instructor of a seminar called Greening
This Old House. It is offered free
of charge at Providence area libraries.
Click
here for dates and more information. |
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recycled an entire house!
 See
our latest green
project in Cranston, RI, which encompasses design
(with 3-D computer modeling), an
addition made from Structural Insulated Panels SIPs, a kitchen
renovation, a new master bathroom, a dream closet and a deck.
Yes,
this was a wide-ranging and massive undertaking, but it is a conglomeration
of smaller projects -- any of which Brusco Design & Renovation
can do for new clients. |
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The
National Association of Home Builders’ Certified Green Professional™
designation recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals
who incorporate green building principles
into homes — without driving up the cost of construction. Classwork
leading to the designation provides a solid background in green building
methods.
Brusco Design
& Renovation has been recycling
waste and using existing materials such as existing doors, windows,
moldings on projects. This practice lowers costs for the client
by using what they already have. Environmentally speaking, it
reduces waste and the need to make and ship new products. The
wood products (doors and moldings) already match the existing architecture
of the home, so it's a win-win-win situation. Brusco Design &
Renovation uses sustainable, low environmental impact products during
renovations, such as low-VOC paints and renewable products. We
use the best insulating products appropriate for the task, such as Structural
Insulated Panels (SIPs) and expanding insulating foam, or something
as simple as caulk, to reduce heating and cooling costs for our clients,
which in turn reduces environmental impact.
See
examples of all this in our latest project.
To
ensure good indoor air quality for our clients, Brusco Design
& Renovation now follows green cleaning principles
by using only HEPA vacuums and natural cleaning products whenever
and wherever possible. A good place to start for your own
home would be with this book — Clean
Your Home Healthy: Green Cleaning Made Easy by local
author, Candita Clayton. Available at local
bookstores and online.
"It changed the
way we clean." — Sam Brusco |
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member
Rhode Island Builders
Association,
their Remodelers Committee,
and their Green Building Committee |
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member,
U.S. Green Building Council
Rhode Island Chapter
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