Green Building: A Sensible Solution

	Special Advertising Section At Reynolds Plantation, partnerships play a key role >>
	Feature Green Savings Steps you can take to reduce costs for your home while helping the environment >>
	Feature Steps to Green Building Steps you can take to reduce costs for your home while helping the environment >>
	Special Advertising Section What makes a house green? There are many ways to define a "green" house, but they all come down to three basic factors >>
	Special Advertising Section Green building standards There are two popular green building authorities: LEED for Homes and the National Green Building Standard >>
	Special Advertising Section LINKS Green House Standard How are LINKS Green Houses being constructed >>
	Special Advertising Section Major Guidelines for Building a Green House Key points in making significant improvements to the health of the home’s occupants and to minimize environmental impact. >>
	Special Advertising Section For Seven Falls, a Green House is just a start Turns out building a green home isn’t as simple as just building an ecologically sensitive, energy efficient home. >>

LINKS Magazine GreenHouse

With a long history of “Ultimate Show Homes” and a strong history of environmental stewardship, it is no wonder that Reynolds Plantation was chosen to be the site of the first-ever LINKS Magazine GreenHouse. >>

Special Advertising Section “Cradle-to-Cradle” Carpeting: A Key To Building Green

Only four years ago, about five billion pounds of carpet waste was making its way into U.S. landfills each year. The long lasting, negative effects on the environment were enormous >>

usgbc.org U.S. Green Building Council’s site with all the info about building green with the LEED certification system  nahb.org National Association of Home Builders site with information for both builders and buyers on their National Green Building Standard energystar.gov The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s joint website. Provides Energy Star ratings for appliances and homes eifg.org The Environmental Institute for Golf's mission is to strengthen the compatibility of the game of golf with our natural environment, mainly through golf course management practices. It is the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America (GCSSA).