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There's a world of information about green building out there, but how much of it is bogus?
That's what green-building expert Ron Jones will discuss today at the New Orleans Home + Interior Design Show's Green Building Expo. Jones runs a sustainable-design building company in Santa Fe, N.M., and he founded "GreenBuilder" magazine in 2006.
"I have a really strong personal mission around sustainability and energy conservation," Jones said.
"I'm really kind of on a mission to force the built environment and the folks who have control over aspects of that to be more transparent and have more integrity."
Having been in the green-building game for more than 20 years, Jones said his main concern about the modern green movement is that it focuses too much on products over processes and style over substance.
Consumers read about solar panels, geothermal heating systems and other flashy products, and either assume they can't afford to go green or invest money into upgrades for which their homes aren't prepared, he said.
"If you're really looking to improve your energy (consumption), you can put all the bells and whistles in the world on a junky house, but what you're going to have is a junky house with a lot of bells and whistles," Jones said.
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