I am attempting to get our home certified Green by the Florida Green Building Coalition. I am seeking this designation for a few reasons. One is to receive some sort of acknowledgement that my attempt to build a green home in FL is somehow fulfilled. I began this endeavor back in June 2006 when we left Brooklyn, NY for Englewood, FL. We chose this area because we found 2 acres on Gottfried Creek (hence the main blog title of GottfriedGreen.com) and we fell in love with the property. When it came to building a green house we went to the green professionals to guide us through. We spent a lot of money getting started only to find that paying for all things green in such a niche market was no where close to affordable for us. I realized if the project was going to work before green building became mainstream and affordable for everyone, I would have to navigate the project myself. Sorting through the required Green Home Designation checklist will help me to see where I failed, where I could have met the requirement in retrospect (if I knew then what I know now sort of thing) and to see where I succeeded. This is what I hope to find out and share though this new blog, Gottfried Green Home.
