Differences between Green Homebuilders and Traditional Homebuilders
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Cantrell, Randall A. 2012. “Differences Between Green Homebuilders and Traditional Homebuilders: FCS3308/FY1285, 3/2012”. EDIS 2012 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1285-2012.

Abstract

Homebuilders are not a homogeneous group. Throughout the majority of the US homebuilding history, homebuilders may have used similar practices and building materials, but homebuilders who build to a "green" standard differ from those who do not. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Randall A. Cantrell, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, March 2012.

FCS3308/FY1285: Differences between Green Homebuilders and Traditional Homebuilders (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1285-2012
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