In August of 2010, Habitat For Humanity and Whirlpool Corporation teamed up to ask homeowners how they felt about green living. It might not surprise you, but out of 1,092 respondents nationwide, nearly half of those describing themselves as lower income believed living green was affordable, but felt purchasing a green home would not be.
71 percent of high income earners believed that they could both afford to live green and purchase an entirely green home.
What do you believe?
According to the November 22, 2010 issue of PM Magazine:
“The health benefits, low utility costs and other factors make green homes ideal for all homeowners,” said Tom Halford, general manager, contract sales and marketing, Whirlpool Corp. “However, it takes a united front of manufacturers, builders and organizations to help builders and consumers understand that building green can be affordable.”
“There’s a need to bridge the perception gap between green-building and affordability, so that builders and families understand that options exist to improve their footprint in the long-term, while saving money and resources in the short-term.”
According to Larry Gluth, senior vice president of U.S. and Canada for Habitat for Humanity International, Habitat affiliates all over America are using sustainable and energy-efficient products in Habitat homes right now, improving affordability for homeowners that partner with Habitat.
Says Larry,
“The challenge is to help people understand that building green doesn’t mean it can’t be affordable, too.”
It’s a good conversation, and we’d like you to chime in. Are you more green than you were in 2010? Have you purchased a partially or entirely green home? Is it as affordable as originally expected? Tell us about it, and then share this post on your Facebook page!
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This post really makes you stop and think about it. It used to be very expensive to do all the ‘green’ recommendations you hear about. Now, if Habitat For Humanity uses green principles, I think that says a lot about the efforts made to bring the costs down.
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I didn’t get to every blog in time for Earth Day 2012 but I wanted to leave a comment on your page anyways. In an effort to help educate children to care about their environment and to realize that they all play a part, starting from when they are very young, I created My Pal for Going Green. This boy or girl doll comes with a booklet that gives children information about “going green” resources and an opportunity to write their own story about their personal experiences and activities they participate in. The politicisation of global warming causes is not important since we should be teaching any child to be stewards of the earth for their own and friends enjoyment.