Green Building Council

I was recently appointed the president of the Jackson County Home Builders Association Green Building Council - whew, it's a lot to say.

I have never been the president of anything. Never in high school, or college. But I never wanted to be, like I do now.  I accepted the position because I find it crucial to educate others on how to build homes that are not a waste of our resources. There are a lot of ways to define waste on a job site. Some items I don't like to waste are energy, materials, water, time, and money. 

It all comes down to education. Our goal is to educate everyone possible about the common sense building techniques Jovick Construction uses everyday, on every project we do. Once you learn the right way, why go back to the wrong way.

Below is a link to our local Home Builders Association website. Click on "Green Street" to learn more about what we are doing to promote green building. We always have several affordable opportunities for homeowners and contractors to continue their education about building science. Our next event is at the Jackson County Home Show in February.  We will have a booth and a presentation area. Presentations will be short and to the point, packed full of great material for everyone.

http://www.hbajc.com/
www.jovickbuilt.com

Deconstruction: The green alternative to demolition

Deconstruction is an important component of sustainable building that is often overlooked. As is the case with a lot of green building techniques, deconstruction simply makes sense. Why demolish something and send all the waste to a landfill, when you could deconstruct the same structure and re-use, recycle, or donate a majority of the materials?

Do what is right

Obviously, deconstruction is more labor intensive than demolition because rather than taking a sledge hammer or wrecking ball to a structure, we are dismantling the building in a systematic way in order to salvage the materials.   In my mind, demolition seems like a major way to cut corners, that somewhere along the way became the norm.  At Jovick Construction we refuse to demo anything that has the potential of being deconstructed because we are highly committed to reducing waste.

They just don’t make ‘em like they used to

Shed Before

Five years ago, Dan deconstructed an old shed that needed to be removed anyways. One of the coolest things about that small project was the lumber that he salvaged. Some of the cedar planks were 20 inches wide; something you cannot find in lumber yards today!

Shed After

Sustainable Remodeling

These days, many people are choosing to remodel their homes.  Deconstruction can be used in all sorts of remodeling situations such as dismantling a bathroom or kitchen down to the studs, or taking apart an entire structure from roof to foundation.  

Garage during deconstruction

A few summers back we deconstructed a garage and built a guest cottage in its’ place.  We were able to salvage a lot of the materials for re-use and almost everything else was recycled.  

Garage after deconstruction.  Most people bring this to the dump!

To learn more about this project visit the Project Galley on our website: www.jovickbuilt.com

Finding A Green Home - Jovick Construction on NBC's Green Economy

Jovick Construction was interviewed about the LEED certified home we built in Medford. We want to help make third party certified homes the new normal in the building industry.