Whenever possible try to incorporate Green actions into your kitchen remodeling project.
Green elements of kitchen remodel:
- Reusing the cabinets doors: boxes are terrible but the doors are in great shape; if we did not reuse them we would donate them to the Rebuilding Center.
- Adding 1 in rigid foam insulation behind all cabinets: increases the R-value by 4.5 and adds one in depth to the counter tops.
- Replacing the old aluminum windows with energy star (Lo-E) ones.
- Adding 12 in of cellulose insulation to the attic, once the lighting is complete.
- Install Energy star appliances where we can.
- And the biggest of all: we are recycling (remodeling) an older house.
Once the kitchen is done,consider adding solar to the house (it already has a passive design) to start that electric meter running backwards.
Resources:
- Green Home Building: good website for green info.
- The Rebuilding Center.
- Energy Trust of Oregon.
Green elements of kitchen remodel:
- Reusing the cabinets doors: boxes are terrible but the doors are in great shape; if we did not reuse them we would donate them to the Rebuilding Center.
- Adding 1 in rigid foam insulation behind all cabinets: increases the R-value by 4.5 and adds one in depth to the counter tops.
- Replacing the old aluminum windows with energy star (Lo-E) ones.
- Adding 12 in of cellulose insulation to the attic, once the lighting is complete.
- Install Energy star appliances where we can.
- And the biggest of all: we are recycling (remodeling) an older house.
Once the kitchen is done,consider adding solar to the house (it already has a passive design) to start that electric meter running backwards.
Resources:
- Green Home Building: good website for green info.
- The Rebuilding Center.
- Energy Trust of Oregon.
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