Carbon Footprint

State of Washigton very quietly passed Legislation February 2008 regarding the “Carbon Footprint”. All the regulations have no merit, no facts, just “ASSUMPTIONS” or BEST GUESS” as to how to regulate our Carbon Dioxide (Co2) release into the Atmosphere. They are attacking the Building Industry and making you the Land Owner, Builder, $pay more$ for your right to build, limit what you can build and where. All these decisions are based on totally nothing. There are statistics now released from California that the total “Carbon Footprint” of Building a New Home is less than .01% percent. Not 17%-30% percent like our State Government claims. These facts are proven not “ASSUMED”. Just for grins, contact your local State Representative, or Senator and ask them about the “Carbon Footprint”. See if they even know about it and see if they say what they are told to say. Report back and let us know your findings. Have Fun.

Let’s talk real Green Building.

Buyer Beware!! The use of the word “GREEN” or “Building Green” is so totally being abused, stolen by Non Certified Builders and Suppliers that - “TRUE QUALIFIED BUILDERS IN THE CERTIFIED “BUILT GREEN” PROGRAMs ARE NOT ACHIEVING THE CREDIT THEY AND THEIR CLIENTS DESERVE. THERE IS ONE COMPANY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHO CLAIMS TO BE A TIMBER FRAME SUPPLIER AND STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL(SIPS)SUPPLIER WHO IS NOT CERTIFIED, HAS NEVER BUILT A HOME TO KNOW WHAT IT EVEN TAKES TO BE CERTIFIED AS “GREEN”, “ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME”, CLAIMING THE WORDS BY CHANGING THEM AROUND TO”GREEN BUILT”. TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN QUOTED AT THE “SEATTLE HOME SHOW”, BOTH “LOG AND TIMBER SHOWS IN TACOMA,WA AND PORTLAND,OR” “THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO DO ALL THAT GREEN CERTIFICATION STUFF”, “YOU ARE WAISTING YOUR MONEY”, JUST BY USING TIMBER FRAME AND STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS(SIPS) YOU CAN ACHIEVE 50% TO 60% ENERGY SAVINGS. DID ANYONE ASK HIM WHERE ARE HIS PROVEN FACTS TO PROVE THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE? PLEASE CHECK WITH THE “BUILT GREEN ASSOCIATION” TO VERIFY PEOPLE AND COMPANIES LIKE THIS WHO MAKE TOTALY UNQUALIFED STATEMENTS TO PROFIT ON YOUR HARD WORKING $DOLLARS$ DON’T THINK BECAUSE THEY CAN DO IT FOR “LESS” IT IS GOING TO BE BETTER?

Specialty Built Construction has the the proven facts from the Energy Certification Programs PROVIDED BY THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND THE BUILT GREEN ASSOCIATION OF KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES. So “WE CAN” verify that your Home is actually Energy Efficient and the Real Estate Mutiple Listing Services has the information to back it up. You cannot legally list a “Home For Sale” stating any actual percentage % of energy efficiency without a Certified Energy Test by a Certified Company who is specifically trained and registered to the State as such. Now the GOOD NEWS that the “bottom feeders” who state these untruths and use our GREEN NAME to MAKE DIRTY $GREEN$ are not aware of but soon they will about the GOOD NEWS. We have Real Estate Mutliple Listing (MLS) proof to show that from July 2007 to present 2008 about proven Energy Efficient Homes: Here are the facts.

1- A Cerfified Energy Efficient Home whether Older Home,Remodeled,or New, sell for 10 to 17% higher than current listings.

2- These Energy Efficient Homes are listed on the Real Estate Multiple Listing Service(MLS)for less time than Homes that are not unfortunatelty Energy Efficient.

3- It takes a true quality builder to go through the mutiple certifications and cannot use the name “BUILT GREEN” unless that new home being built or remodeled has been Certified.

4- The total quality of the new home being built or remodel has so much improved from the standard contruction. If it was not, just a “Blower Door Test” would identify all the “Leaks” in your home. Take it step further, how about a “Infra-Red Test” done as well that shows all the heat loss or cold coming into your home. Then the final and true test a full “ENERGY STAR TEST*” where you whole Heating/ Ventilation system is checked by a “Duct Blaster Test” which shows all the areas in which your ducts and the furnace “‘Leak” that “Precious Heated Air” that is just leaking out into you crawlspace. Your truly Qualified Builder has to build better than the “Norm” from the ground up. Every step of the Building Process has to be better than the “Norm” otherwise the series of the ENERGY STAR* Tests will show your Builders deficiencies.

Bottom line is you get what you “PAY FOR”. TRUST BUT VERIFY!! If a Builder, Supplier, or Anyone saying anything about Energy Efficeint Homes and or their products or process is stated as such - Energy Efficient - Prove it to me!! Bring in Trained Certified Evaluater. Or call the local Built Green Association. They will tell you if this Company is 1- Qualified, 2- Has an actual product or home that has been “Built Green Certified”.

Don’t have some “Bottom Feeder” change a few words to bring you in and believe his process is less money and more effcient. Can’t happen. These People and Companies need to be exposed like on this Blog, prosecuted by the powers to be for “False Advertising” and see the other side of the well built Prison they deserve that I know is not “Energy Efficient” or “User Friendly” and I dont think they are “Organic” or was built with “Low VOC’s”. They will be with fellow “Bottom Feeders”.

Support you Local Qualified Builder. They have worked hard to prove their homes are built in the very best manner for your life long enjoyment. I Know Specialty Built Construction does. Proven, Recognized Nationally and Published by International Magazines.

Fell free to respond to my blog, report on Bottom Feeders, Dead Beats who are taking a very good thing and stealing all of our great accomplishments,or email me personally at rick@specialtybuiltconstruction.com I will repsond with as much enthusiam as I can.

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