Cohousing-L Mailing List: Cost of eco building

[Mlj45 (Mlj45]

We are a newly forming co-housing group in Ulster County New York, and we  
are currently in the design stage. We are discussing the costs of "building  
green", installing solar, geo thermal, etc... We are wondering if anyone has 
any  
information about balancing out the initial costs of building green, versus 
how  long it might take to get back the initial extra investmant in energy 
savings.  We know, of course, the value of building green, but need some feed 
back 
on the  financial part. Thanks, Lynne James, Ulster County  Co-Housing