Saturday, May 28, 2011
We're building a new home on the Big Island, Hawaii. We have to ship in most of our materials. Can we be green?
I feel your pain, Kelly -- it must be rough living in an island paradise! But seriously, you do face a unique set of variables when considering the overall sustainability of your new home project. Everything that you will build with is going to be shipped over 3,000 miles.
Without doing the calculations on what combination of building materials will allow you the smallest carbon footprint, I would recommend you look into Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). These
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