http://blog.greenlabron.com/2008/09/sustainable-sites-leed-ss-category/ Our Experiences Building A Green Home Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.greenlabron.com/2008/09/sustainable-sites-leed-ss-category/comment-page-1/#comment-16 greg Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:33:45 +0000 http://blog.greenlabron.com/?p=251#comment-16 Apparently they're just not used to dealing with it. And what we learned is that they tend to be comfortable with one way of doing things...and not much beyond that. We needed to move quickly and didn't have the time to work through the difference with the City. I think our use of rainwater harvesting for the water into the washing machine is also a first-time for Dallas, so our Rainwater Harvesting company is going to have to get it specially approved by the City...we'll see how that works out! Apparently they’re just not used to dealing with it. And what we learned is that they tend to be comfortable with one way of doing things…and not much beyond that. We needed to move quickly and didn’t have the time to work through the difference with the City. I think our use of rainwater harvesting for the water into the washing machine is also a first-time for Dallas, so our Rainwater Harvesting company is going to have to get it specially approved by the City…we’ll see how that works out!

]]> http://blog.greenlabron.com/2008/09/sustainable-sites-leed-ss-category/comment-page-1/#comment-14 alnhouston Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:04:35 +0000 http://blog.greenlabron.com/?p=251#comment-14 what was the reason the city of dallas didn't want you to use wood chips and burlap? if the result is the same... i wish more homeowners/builders/developers would consider pouring driveways and patios the same way that you all are, it is much more attractive. Is it more cost effective to pour a one huge slab of concrete? what was the reason the city of dallas didn’t want you to use wood chips and burlap? if the result is the same…
i wish more homeowners/builders/developers would consider pouring driveways and patios the same way that you all are, it is much more attractive. Is it more cost effective to pour a one huge slab of concrete?

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