Green Building Advisor — Chandler Design-Build

www.GreenBuildingAdvisor.com

It was a big thrill when Daniel Morrison, my editor and writing guru at Fine Homebuilding, invited me to be part of a small group of people, including Carl Seville, Joe Lstiburek, Richard Defendorf and Martin Holliday, who were going to help him start an online encyclopedia of green building best practice. Over the years I’ve written a lot of articles that I hope have educated and entertained my peers. I’ve collected them here in hopes of introducing you to GBA and hopefully making you think about what a life in the home building industry can mean. I’ve had very few regrets and have found a great deal of satisfaction here.

1 Michael Chandler Green Bandwagon - by Richard Defendorf

2 Complexity and Contradiction at the NAHB - is green building impossible or is it inevitable?

3 Get Ready for a Green Building Ordinance - is this something we should leave to politicians to write?

4 Green Building and Aging-in-Place Design - like chocolate and peanut butter.

5 Green-Building Appraisal and Financing Issues - when the appraisal ignores the sustainability features in a custom home.

6 NAHB-ICC National Green Building Standard - it's finally done, and that's a good thing, right?

7 Fraudulent Green - what if your competition wants to hire their own referee?

8 Building Science Summer Camp @ Joe Lstiburek's - What happens when you put 300 building science nerds together for three days of fun?

9 Stuff from Joe Lstiburek's house part 1 - Stuff Joe thought we all should be thinking about.

10 Stuff from Joe Lstiburek's house part 2 - More stuff Joe thought we all should be thinking about.

11 Exhaust-Only Ventilation Systems - Slightly heretical, extremely efficient.

12 Fiberglass Lath Works Better than Metal - Stucco is an extremely versatile material, now it's more affordable and durable.