Sustainable Housing Development

ISTF Sustainable Housing

Balogh, A. (2013, Jan 7). Do sustainable homes cost more? Concrete
Network. Retrieved from https://www.concretenetwork.com/
This article address the issues pertaining to the price of sustainable
homes. Sustainable homes are known to have the newest technologies
and system. As a lot of these systems have not yet come to the market
in massive amounts the cost per unit is extremely high. The problem is
whether to focus on sustainability and create expensive homes or
create more affordable housing in urban areas so living is not as much
of a struggle. People living in Metropolitan areas are plagued with the
issue of paying exorbitant amounts of money just to live, the cost of
living is very high. I the money taken from sustainability can provide a
lot more homes for people is that more important than creating
sustainable home? This article explores the financial downfall and
upturn of the sustainable housing market.
Crabtree, L. (2006, Aug 19). Sustainable Housing Development in Urban Australia: exploring
obstacles to and opportunities for ecocity efforts. Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved
from http://www.tandfonline.com/

This article explores the central components necessary to a sustainable community. The
main crux of this piece is the cooperation of the government with regulations and
provisions needed by the sustainable housing industry to thrive. The main one addressed
was the introduction of a more expansive public transportation system to aid with the
transport of people living in sustainable homes. The article analyzes the effectiveness of
two different sustainable communities based on many different factors and gives an
opinion on which system of sustainable housing is better. This is a good article to get
acquainted with the system of sustainable housing and how it would have an impact on
the routine and patterns of a community.
Turcotte, D. (2007, Jul 22). Developing Sustainable Housing: Moving Beyond Green. Planners
Network. Retrieved from http://www.plannersnetwork.org/
Sustainability is a term that is used casually in our language. One of the real issues
plaguing the sustainable development of homes is the term sustainable. The term is not
clearly defined and is thrown around in such a way it is hard for homeowners and people
looking to purchase a home to accurately convey what sustainability is. Something that
has been done in recent years to combat this issue is the creation of certification standards
for sustainability. Certifications such as LEED and the Living Building Challenge have
emerged as the most concrete way to classify the sustainability for buildings. The
creation of these new standards allows the residential and commercial real estate market
to correctly and accurately describe their properties and give companies concrete goals
and guidelines to hit when striving for sustainability.
Alsem, E. (2000, Nov). Energy viability of photovoltaic systems. Science Direct. Retrieved from
http://www.sciencedirect.com/

This article addresses the use of solar PV cells in residential structures. It takes a leap into
a world that uses only solar, making assumptions about what would happen. With 90
million residential structures in the United States having solar panels on every roof would
be very significant. Every day enough energy hits the earth in light to power the United
States. The problem is that solar manufacturing has not dropped the price of panels down
far enough for people to consider them a safe investment. Ultimately being sustainable is
an investment, there is a lot of upfront cost, but in the end it pays dividends and makes
you profit. The two ways that you can make money from solar is with government buy
back and real estate value. If you produce excess electricity, the county will buy your
energy at a premium cost. If your install solar panels on you roof, the value of your house
will go up. In both cases you make money.
Gregor, A. (2013, Nov 1). Aiming for truly sustainable buildings. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
This article is about trying to help out as much as you can. Inevitably a lot of people will
not be able to retrofit or buy a new house when new sustainable technologies come out.
This article expands on how you show strive to be sustainable even if you don't have the
latest and greatest technology. It really makes sustainability a mindset that anyone can
adopt. The simple ways you can reduce your carbon footprint is by walk more, driving
less, carpooling, not heating you house when you are out, and the list goes on and on.
Wherever you live you can make an impact, it's more about being conscious about what
you are doing and how to live your life more efficiently. The author talks about how she
tries to live the least environmentally taxing life she can live in New York City and the
little things she did to make a difference.

References
Alsem, E. (2000, Nov). Energy viability of photovoltaic systems. Science Direct. Retrieved from
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Balogh, A. (2013, Jan 7). Do sustainable homes cost more? Concrete Network. Retrieved from
https://www.concretenetwork.coni/ Crabtree, L. (2006, Aug 19). Sustainable Housing
Development in Urban Australia: exploring obstacles to and opportunities for ecocity efforts.
Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/
Gregor, A. (2013, Nov 1). Aiming for truly sustainable buildings. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Turcotte, D. (2007, Jul 22). Developing Sustainable Housing: Moving Beyond Green. Planners
Network. Retrieved from http://www.plannersnetwork.org/