Guidelines to help you build your new home "green" are now available at the Development Center and online. The "New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines" can help you design and construct a home that lasts longer, costs less to operate and is healthier to live in, which enhances the quality of our lives and those of future generations. Use of these Guidelines will help Palo Alto with its goal of Zero Waste. The green measures in these Guidelines range from simple recommendations to more sophisticated strategies. Regardless of your level of knowledge about building green, you will find resources, design ideas and advice you can put to use today.
Hardcopy versions of the Guidelines and Green Points Checklist are available at the Development Center.
To find a Green Building Professional, information about green building products, or how to get your home certified as "green", go to Build It Green at www.builditgreen.org
