How can I verify that a vendor or installer is using green products?
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Green Home Basics Questions
How can you guarantee that the FSC wood you are buying is good quality? What do you look for?
— Suzie Segal, Los Angeles, CA
We need to replace some of the trim on our brick home. What non-wood material is most environment-friendly for this purpose?
— Cindy Robinson, Suffolk, VA
How would you preserve a rock wall in a turn-of-the-century basement?
— Mike Bowers, Mishawaka, IN
We want to add a green roof to our Virginia log cabin. Will pests and weeds be a problem?
— John Duke, Richmond, VA
My builder doesn’t want to use ICFs, but I’ve heard they’re a great product. What do you think?
— George Matthews, Walnut Creek, CA
What do you think of Alside’s new composite wood siding product?
— Alice Nelsen, St. Charles, MO
We want to design a greywater system for the campground we’re renovating. Can you help?
— Brian McDonald, Providence, RI
Can you recommend a program that picks up excess construction materials?
— Dahlia Klein, Great Neck, NY
Can you suggest a green architect in central Ohio or offer ideas of how to locate one in my area?
— Laura Renner, Hilliard, OH