Star Tribune Wed, 14 May 2008 06:12:21 GMT
Woodbury: Building with the environment in mind
Six businesses received the city of Woodbury's first environmental excellence awards. Carole Griffith puts it this way: Forget the notion of an environmental "green" house as stodgy and odd. Think instead of a house that's built for health, energy and comfort. "It can feel cottagey and warm and it doesn't have to be expensive," said Griffith, director of sales and marketing at McDonald Construction, one of six businesses to win Woodbury's first-ever Environmental Excellence Awards. "Building green is a way of building better." McDonald Construction, an Apple Valley firm, has built the first house in Woodbury that will be certified as a "Minnesota GreenStar" home. The house features sustainable design elements including eucalyptus flooring in the kitchen, dual-flush toilets (that's one for liquids, one for solids), countertops made from remnants, high-efficiency heating and cooling, low-flow plumbing fixtures and extensive use of recycled products.
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