[Vision2020] response to Matt's question about Green Building

[Matt Decker]

Mayor Chaney, Bill London, and James Johnson,

Thank you for the sites provided. The downloaded version will give me more 
insite to this program.

I do wonder how many of these steps are being taken by non "green" 
contractors already. For instance, myself being a sprinkler installer, I try 
to stay ahead of the game and use the best technology out there. I use drip 
systems for plants, top of the line(as money will allow for the customer) 
timers, and weather and rain sensors. So I guess I am up to par for that 
matter. My point being I hope/believe most contractors will do the same when 
building a house. Bottom line though, it comes down to the buck.

I am a bit concerned how this affects the blue collar worker busting their 
tale trying to make a buck.
If they can stay up with the demands.

Again thanks for the information and it sounds like a great program.

Matt Decker
348 Tracy Ct
892-0327
Again thank you and sounds like a great program


>From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
>To: "Nancy Chaney" <nchaney at ci.moscow.id.us>, <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
>CC: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: response to Matt's question about Green Building
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:41:46 -0800
>
>
>   Dear Matt:
>
>   Thank you for asking about Moscow's Green Building Program. I see that 
>Bill London already responded with a link to the City's Web page, 
>http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/CommDev/GreenBuilding.asp That site lists other 
>links on the subject. (Please let me/us know if you have any difficulty 
>accessing that page.) To learn more, you may contact our Building 
>Department at 883-7022. Jim Johnson, Chief Building Inspector oversees that 
>program. As builders, developers, realtors and the general public learn 
>about the social and economic benefits of fostering environmental 
>well-being, Smart Growth will become the norm, rather than the exception. 
>(We'll likely come up with other, less overused terms for the concept as we 
>go along.) As the first City in Idaho to have a Green Building Program, 
>Moscow is trying to provide incentives and offer formal recognition to 
>builders and developers to grow the ethic of sustainability. Thank you 
>again for your interest!
>
>   Sincerely,
>   Nancy Chaney
>   Mayor
>

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