BIG NEW WAY for InterNACHI members to make money! Thoughts please.

[Michael S. Lopezi]

Is there a copy of this certification that we can use for marketing?

[David A. Nice]

Originally Posted by koppenhuizen

The idea is good. The problem is that "Green" is really just a concept when it comes to residential structures. In this case, what does green really mean?

You might be over-thinking it a bit. I understand, I tend to do that too. The checklist speaks for itself. The sign is just a hint that there is something else good about the home.I would suspect that more checklists and "classes" (Above Class I/II) may be in the future as green building evolves.

Hey Nick,

Where are images for the Move In Certified "Green" signs?

[Scott Gilligan, CMI]

How does it look?

http://www.accuracyinspections.com/I...ons/seller.htm

[Harry E. McClard]

Gee. I printed the green checklist and actually completed it for a couple of trial houses and one condo building. Looks pretty slick and seems to give a rather realistic quantification. Neat.

[Nick Gromicko]

Thanks Harry!

[bzimbelman]

Originally Posted by dnice

You might be over-thinking it a bit. I understand, I tend to do that too. The checklist speaks for itself. The sign is just a hint that there is something else good about the home.I would suspect that more checklists and "classes" (Above Class I/II) may be in the future as green building evolves.

Hey Nick,

Where are images for the Move In Certified "Green" signs?

From my perspective he is spot on. If I only consider my small part of the world, well then, there are no national builders and the minor things that are on this checklist are done for almost all new construction and have been retrofitted into many older structures. Our biggest builder build 13 homes last year, all custom. We probably have more builders building non-stick houses then we have building stick frame houses now.

I personally know of two full time SB builders, three full time paper-create, two AAC, four raster/ICF and quite a few who bounce between materials.

There aren't any professional builders doing rammed earth, cordwood, or the other techniques, but there are several rammed earth buildings and two tire bale buildings being built that I know of.

All of those buildings/builders/owners would not consider this checklist adequate. Most of them know of the LEEDs program and think its a program which is designed to allow a traditional builder to make minor modifications and call themselves 'green' so people can feel good without any real changes.

On the other hand, my little outpost here is not typical of the rest of the world/country. As such, and since this checklist and the iNACHI green program live in a world with many national traditional stick frame builders want to use the LEEDs program and the like, then its probably the right thing for most of iNACHI members.

[bzimbelman]

BTW, just so its clear. I'm glad iNACHI is doing a green program, and working toward setting a standard even if that standard doesn't work for me, I think it's a good thing as we need to establish a starting point and then we can move forward from there.

-- bz

[Nick Gromicko]

We are the first to create such a checklist for exising homes (which is what most inspections are performed on). http://www.moveincertified.com/downl...dchecklist.pdf Other standards are mostly building standards for new construction only.

[John M. Wickline]

Sounds like a great addition for inspection services. Go Green.

John

John M. Wickline
JW Home Inspections, Inc.
Hilton Head Island, SC
JWInspect@hargray.com

[Nick Gromicko]

We have a couple major newspapers doing articles on our checklist.

[Robert Sole]

Good Idea but I wonder how you are going to be able to answer a lot of those questions on an existing home.

Also on the first page the first item says that the house "face points south".
Is that intended or should it just say "faces south"?
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[Robert Sole]

That looks weird. I was trying to copy and paste an image of the item in question.

Didn't work.

[koppenhuizen]

The house facing South has to do with passive solar energy. This is an in depth design detail for energy consumption. Just facing south is actually meaningless. It may sound good, but misses the point.

Nachi is doing the right thing by getting into the "Green" market, but we need to be careful. With this checklist, we could green certify a home that most likely is not green at all. The home could be an energy hog, even if it passes this checklist.

Lets be careful not to be embarrassed.

[Nick Gromicko]

It is technically possible, but very unlikely. The checklist is sound and based on everything known to date about green building. The south facing question is only for cold climates, helps with lighting costs too, and is only worth 8 points out of the total. http://www.moveincertified.com/downl...dchecklist.pdf

[Justo Mickey Rivera]

True, some materials are relevant in some parts of the country and some are not.

Nick, in #1, missing the "n" in within


Mic