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]]> http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/04/16/the-greenness-of-prefabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Preston Koerner Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:05:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/04/16/the-greenness-of-prefabrication/#comment-36 I think you and Bob hit it on the head when you say something to the effect that "in and of itself, prefab is not green." That's true. If companies conflate pre-fabrication with greenness, there's probably a greenwashing issue there. The other thing we can't forget about prefabs is that they look great. There's a segment of the population that likes the modern look and wants them to be green in a big way. That's where LivingHomes is doing a good job. Jennifer Siegal and some others are using green amenities and materials to greenify prefab. That's helpful. Plus I wonder what effect good design has on greenness. With prefab, and maybe to a lesser extent with stick-built, there's the potential to build the house to perform well in the elements of where that home will be. The prefab is probably going to get put down with the right solar orientation. With your typical neighborhood, the developer may not have situated homes with east-west orientation, or whatever is needed in that geography. All this is case-by-case, though. As with everything, we're going to have to look further than the marketing and the label to determine whether there's substance to the hype. Prefab is one of those that we need to take a closer look at. I think you and Bob hit it on the head when you say something to the effect that "in and of itself, prefab is not green." That's true. If companies conflate pre-fabrication with greenness, there's probably a greenwashing issue there. The other thing we can't forget about prefabs is that they look great. There's a segment of the population that likes the modern look and wants them to be green in a big way. That's where LivingHomes is doing a good job. Jennifer Siegal and some others are using green amenities and materials to greenify prefab. That's helpful. Plus I wonder what effect good design has on greenness. With prefab, and maybe to a lesser extent with stick-built, there's the potential to build the house to perform well in the elements of where that home will be. The prefab is probably going to get put down with the right solar orientation. With your typical neighborhood, the developer may not have situated homes with east-west orientation, or whatever is needed in that geography. All this is case-by-case, though. As with everything, we're going to have to look further than the marketing and the label to determine whether there's substance to the hype. Prefab is one of those that we need to take a closer look at.

]]> http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/04/16/the-greenness-of-prefabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-97508 Preston Koerner Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:05:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/04/16/the-greenness-of-prefabrication/#comment-97508 I think you and Bob hit it on the head when you say something to the effect that "in and of itself, prefab is not green." That's true. If companies conflate pre-fabrication with greenness, there's probably a greenwashing issue there. The other thing we can't forget about prefabs is that they look great. There's a segment of the population that likes the modern look and wants them to be green in a big way. That's where LivingHomes is doing a good job. Jennifer Siegal and some others are using green amenities and materials to greenify prefab. That's helpful. Plus I wonder what effect good design has on greenness. With prefab, and maybe to a lesser extent with stick-built, there's the potential to build the house to perform well in the elements of where that home will be. The prefab is probably going to get put down with the right solar orientation. With your typical neighborhood, the developer may not have situated homes with east-west orientation, or whatever is needed in that geography. All this is case-by-case, though. As with everything, we're going to have to look further than the marketing and the label to determine whether there's substance to the hype. Prefab is one of those that we need to take a closer look at. I think you and Bob hit it on the head when you say something to the effect that "in and of itself, prefab is not green." That's true. If companies conflate pre-fabrication with greenness, there's probably a greenwashing issue there. The other thing we can't forget about prefabs is that they look great. There's a segment of the population that likes the modern look and wants them to be green in a big way. That's where LivingHomes is doing a good job. Jennifer Siegal and some others are using green amenities and materials to greenify prefab. That's helpful. Plus I wonder what effect good design has on greenness. With prefab, and maybe to a lesser extent with stick-built, there's the potential to build the house to perform well in the elements of where that home will be. The prefab is probably going to get put down with the right solar orientation. With your typical neighborhood, the developer may not have situated homes with east-west orientation, or whatever is needed in that geography. All this is case-by-case, though. As with everything, we're going to have to look further than the marketing and the label to determine whether there's substance to the hype. Prefab is one of those that we need to take a closer look at.

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