Green Home Montana: Eco-friendly Housing and Living Practices - Artifacts

Graduation Year

2020

Graduation Month

May

Document Type

Professional Paper

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Faculty Mentor

Peter McDonough

Faculty Reader(s)

Peter McDonough

Keywords

G.L.I., high-performance homes, green housing, green living, sustainable lifestyle, energy efficient

Subject Categories

Environmental Design | Environmental Education | Other Business | Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Real Estate | Sustainability

Abstract

While the green building movement is common practice in the commercial realm, it is not yet widely popular with residential buildings. We considered the question “How can residents of western Montana adopt eco-friendly housing practices that are locally appropriate and relevant?” There is an opportunity to increase green living practices among renters and homeowners in western Montana through retrofitting, gardening, composting, and similar behaviors. By considering climatic factors relevant to the region, suggestions for relevant eco-friendly practices can be made available to homeowners and renters alike. We will research green living practices used in other countries with similar climatic factors as western Montana. We will then make a website to help streamline locally relevant information catered to help residents take action towards their sustainability goals. We will survey a sample of residents throughout western Montana to inform the materials provided on the website. For example, these materials may include, but are not limited to, sustainability project demonstration videos, links to local builders, history, blogs, global initiatives, and links to other resources. We expect this website to be relevant and increase accessibility to western Montana renters and homeowners.

Honors College Research Project

Yes

GLI Capstone Project

yes

Green Home Montana – _Green Home Montana Starts Here_.html (105 kB)
Green Home Montana – _Green Home Montana Starts Here_

Get Connected – Green Home Montana.html (142 kB)
Get Connected – Green Home Montana

History of Green Housing – Green Home Montana.html (137 kB)
History of Green Housing – Green Home Montana

Reasons to Be Green – Green Home Montana.html (138 kB)
Reasons to Be Green – Green Home Montana

What Is Green Housing_ – Green Home Montana.html (137 kB)
What Is Green Housing_ – Green Home Montana

Take Action – Green Home Montana.html (155 kB)
Take Action – Green Home Montana

Montana – Green Home Montana.html (137 kB)
Montana – Green Home Montana

Global Examples – Green Home Montana.html (141 kB)
Global Examples – Green Home Montana

Home Professionals – Green Home Montana.html (78 kB)
Home Professionals – Green Home Montana

Sustainability Connect – Green Home Montana.html (77 kB)
Sustainability Connect – Green Home Montana

Blog – Green Home Montana.html (113 kB)
Blog – Green Home Montana

Vermicomposting with Soil Cycle – Green Home Montana.html (113 kB)
Vermicomposting with Soil Cycle – Green Home Montana

Green Home Montana Visits the UM FLAT! – Green Home Montana.html (111 kB)
Green Home Montana Visits the UM FLAT! – Green Home Montana

Hello World! – Green Home Montana.html (111 kB)
Hello World! – Green Home Montana

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