Consumer Attitudes About Green Building
Consumer interest in green building exploded in 2007, and it’s still growing. Thanks to extensive media coverage, an increasing number of consumers are becoming familiar with sustainability and green building. Newspapers warn about climate change and soaring gas prices. Retail giants like Wal-Mart have adopted sustainable practices and opened green stores. Hollywood has jumped on the green bandwagon, incorporating green practices in its 2008 Oscars. Home and garden television shows offer a steady stream
of shows promoting green living.
As the media pushes green building into the mainstream, consumers are becoming more attuned to the benefits of green homes. Homebuilders have an opportunity to meet consumer demand by adopting practices that improve the energy efficiency, durability, and indoor air quality of homes. It’s important to know the variety of consumer attitudes about green building in order to respond to the changing market.
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What Does It Take to Be a Green Contractor in the Hudson Valley
What does it take to be a green contractor in the Hudson Valley First of all you have to care about many things
Have a deep connection to the environment, physical health, the local economy and progressive building methods to help nurture these concerns. Knowing how to communicate your commitment to all of these things is really important to establish relationships and long lasting trust with your community patrons. Getting educated in an aggressive manner and then bringing this information to your clients for their benefit. Building smart, energy-efficient, non- toxic, environmentally friendly and competitively is what the patrons of the Hudson Valley want.
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