, Oakland-based green prefab architect, has released a white paper that suggests 'Nutrition Labels' for houses. The paper addresses some of the challenges facing the world of green home building and discusses the potential for sustainability labeling to serve as a clear, universal way for homebuyers to evaluate the true worth of a for-sale house.
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please, nutrition labels are worthless on food. they'd be just as watered down and worthless for houses.
maybe an effective way to present it would be as a disclaimer that you have to sign when buying: 'yes, i understand that my new home contains 450lbs of glass fiber insulation, 100 gallons of formaldehyde, unknown quantities of arsenic...'
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