DYO Green Building Decision Kit Details
DYO® Green Building Decision Kit
The Green Building Decision Kit educates and aids you with the decision making process of ‘green’ residential or small commercial construction (either new or remodeling).
This kit is designed to be easy to use and:
- Helps facilitate Design Charrettes
- Includes information about traditional construction in addition to various green alternatives
- Includes the Green Decision Matrix software that provides a personalized comparison of options in each area of discussion
The word ‘Green’ in the kit title relates to sustainable products and practices in conjunction with the construction industry such as:
- minimizing the amount of waste that goes into landfills
- reducing energy consumption… during construction and the lifecycle of the resulting structure
- using renewable products… in the construction process and using renewable energy systems to reduce energy bills and pollution for the life of the structure
- incorporating intelligent design to utilize the characteristics/climate of the location and integration of cutting-edge ideas & technologies
- creating a healthy indoor environment with low or no-VOC (volatile organic compounds) products, mold/mildew resistant construction, water and air filtration technologies and more.
The Green Building Decision Kit takes you step-by-step through each important phase of the construction process. It educates and informs you about green considerations, materials, alternatives and even programs to help you make critical decisions and ensure your priorities are incorporated throughout your project.
The presentation of information is broken down into common sense sections and easy to understand language. Rather than make you search through a massive book or database to find information, the Kit has searchable PDF documents and help sections included on the CD. There are 'Display and Companion' Pages provided digitally in a fully searchable Acrobat Reader format so the user has the option to minimize (or eliminate) what is printed on paper.
The Green Building Decision Kit facilitates the use of a Design Charrette. The modern-day definition of a charrette refers to any collaborative session in which the group drafts a solution to a designated problem. It provides a forum for ideas and offers the unique opportunity for up-front planning, feedback and decision-making while integrating the aptitude and interests of a diverse group of people.
The Green Building Decision Kit includes information about traditional construction in addition to various green alternatives. In this way, you have what you need to make comparisons and, therefore, informed decisions.
Additionally, the Green Decision Matrix software included with the kit provides a comparison of options in each area of discussion based upon the users input. The Matrix software begins with input regarding your priorities (i.e. costs, living style, embodied energy, environmental impacts…) and uses these priorities during the ‘weighting’ process to provide a most favorable to least favorable list for each component.
The Green Building Decision Kit also contains a WORKBOOK to document decisions made during the design and/or build process
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Purchase the "Kit Combo":
DYO Green Building Decision Kit AND Basic Energy Audit Kit
When you purchase both the DYO® Green Building Decision Kit and Basic Energy Audit Kit together, the audit kit will only cost you $10! Your combined kit price is only $59.95, a savings of $19.95 off retail.
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