Ask this question to a contractor, 19 times out of 20, you'll answer as a non franc. Why? Often because they are loathe to have to deal with green building. It is much easier to build with common materials, most available on the market and also the most "disposable." The problem is there. We live in dwellings disposable. Our houses have a very limited lifespan. In North America since the mid-90s, people move on average 3 ½ years. What good is investing in materials durable! The roof is a life of only 15 years old, it does not hurt anything, when it will rebuild the house will probably have 4 or 5 different owners. The problem with this line of thought is that our landfills are filling up visibly. We construct synthetic materials with a limited life, often with dubious quality. Take for example the carpet. It's simple, inexpensive (I still have doubts about this), quickly installed and look very sober. Did you know that the leftover carpet is HHW (Household Hazardous Waste)? This means that you can not simply put in the trash, you must have correctly as you surely do with your old paint cans (again, I have some doubts). Cover the soil of our homes with hazardous household waste, you must admit it's a bit ridiculous. The painting "low" emission of VOCs (volatile organic contaminates) I am not! I am not at all VOC! Why should I paint my contaminate life? Melamine is so much simpler, it washes so well! It also gives off so much formaldehyde! Now ask yourself this question: Is it profitable to build green?
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