Dream your Dream Green Home

Goal — In the spring/summer 2008 issue of Checkerspot, two former Montrealers share the trials and rewards of building their dream mountainside eco-home. Of course, not all of us can build a house on a mountain, but there's nothing stopping us from imagining what our ideal green home might look like. After all, every good greening project begins with an idea and every perfect home starts out as a dream.

Results & Impacts — Not to put too fine a point on it, but owning a green home can fatten your pocketbook. United States-based organization, Build It Green, says that environmentally friendly building strategies can reduce maintenance and replacement costs, cut utility bills and increase property and resale value. And let's face it; when you're fantasizing about your perfect home, dollar signs will eventually enter the picture.