Some people know what “green” means, many others think they do, and a fair amount of people still aren’t familiar with the whole “green buzz.” So let’s set the record straight when it comes to residential green building. What’s really green?

Who Decides What Green Means?
There are two non-profit entities that have done a good job of determining what green means. They are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) sponsored by the US Green Building Council (www.usgbc.org) and there is the Minnesota GreenStar program (www.mngreenstar.org).

Both of these organizations believe in the same concept: construct our homes in a way that make them more efficient, with less waste and create a healthier environment to live in.

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