Remodeling and Green Building Objectives

DIY Green Home Improvement is dedicated to providing the DIY homeowner builder and project warrior, information, tips and resources regarding home improvements and green building techniques and methodologies. We cover all facets of home building systems and home improvement projects and green building objectives. Previously registered users may login through the link in the Meta widget in the right sidebar.

In the pages herein, you will find detailed coverage of home building, green building techniques and methodologies, green building methods, green building products, structural systems, foundations, roofing, siding, HVAC systems, plumbing, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, real estate and project management and financing.

What to Expect at DIY Green Home Improvement

This site is intended to be a gathering spot for people passionate about home improvement, home building and green building issues. In the last few years, everyone has begun focusing on “green building” and “green technologies”. While this has the potential to trigger strong emotions and opinions. In reality, we as Americans have always been known for maximizing our resources and using what has been entrusted to us with care and efficiency. The efficient use of resources is a concept that all of us can agree is in our best interests whatever your personal opinions about the issues of “man made global warming” and “climate change“. Despite the outcry of impending doom, smart, realistic decisions on the use of technologies and methods are best made in a calm, deliberative manner to avoid poor choices or decisions not based on sound analysis of the promise and cost of any one approach.

There are no magic bullet solutions to the myriad of problems we face regarding the use of fossil fuels, only a vast array of solutions that in toto will produce a dramatic increase in energy efficiency and sustainability that is necessary to preserve the quality of our lives. As we expend 30% plus of our total energy usage to heat, cool and light our homes, it is very important we make considered decisions on the technologies, methods and practices we employ in the building of those homes.

This will not be a political forum and we will always endeavor only to discuss the validity of technology and techniques in the framework of do they make sense from a usability and economic standpoint. It is my belief that by focusing on what benefits us as individuals will always lead us to make the most community beneficial choices in methods, practices and economics as it relates to the use of energy sources and choices.

This does not mean we will not debate some of the barriers to implementing new technologies and techniques. There are realities of the the market that we need to understand that can prevent the widespread adoption of viable, desirable technologies and we will discuss those here. We hope you will join in on these discussions and participate where possible as the site develops.