Journal catches up with Golf Community Reviews

    Last week, we reported on the travails of one of our faithful readers who is trying to do his bit for the planet by building a green home in a golf community in South Carolina [Click here for story] .  The rub is that the developer of the community uses a preferred builder program that, actually, is a mandatory program:  You can use any construction firm as long as it is on the developer's list.  Our friend wants to bring in his own qualified and experienced green builder and not have to pay for an inexperienced one to learn as he builds.  We predicted in our article that residential builders would have to become green savvy quickly in order to give an ever increasing body of customers what they want - energy efficient homes not entirely dependent on oil and gas.  It isn't as if the builders have any vested interest in dragging their feet as do, say, the automotive companies.
    The Wall Street Journal today posted an article online titled "Home Builders Go 'Green' To Seek New Selling Point."   That's validation enough for us.
    Click here for a link to the article.  If that doesn't work, contact me (see button at top) and I will be happy to email you a copy.