Green Building Advisor

My friend Joanne sent me information (below) on this site and I joined up, paying my $99 for a year's subscription.

I then spent an hour or so on the site yesterday. We are planning a new furnace, and I thought I would learn lots of information I hadn't already found in my online research over the past few months.

I have to say I was disappointed that the site seemed to be (for now at least) just a compendium of manufacturers' marketing with links to their sites.

I didn't learn a thing I didn't already know...All right, I think I am pretty well-informed. In fact my files on furnaces were more extensive and better researched than theirs!

Then I posted my disappointment on the site in fairly scathing terms.
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/product-guide/prod/matrix-total-home-system#comment-294

Imagine my surprise when the editors dug up all the information I had been looking for on a very expensive heating system and posted it (within 24 hours) in response to my query!

I have now learned enough to rule out the very expensive system I was hankering for.
That saved me thousands of $$$.

I'll be sticking with Green Building Advisor.
Just remember that if you don't find what you are looking for there, ask.
Thanks Joanne!

Peggy

Leading builders, remodelers, and pro-active homeowners are highlighting success stories in an otherwise difficult economy.

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Daniel Morrison
Managing Editor