Maui Recycling Group, Inc.

 

 

GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM


This program is designed to create and foster active partnerships with all elements of Maui's home building industry, and to focus  on several important areas:
 

  • Construction Site Recycling & Source Reduction
  • Distributed Power Generation
  • Resource Efficiency
  • Recycled Content Building Products
  • Energy/Resource Efficient Architecture & Design
  • Innovative Land Use Programs


The primary objective of this program is to promote
 high performance housing and commercial building design and construction on Maui



Maui Recycling Group is committed to:

Working with Maui-based builders, developers, contractors, architects, planners and government, in development of environmentally appropriate and economically viable building practices:

To continue implementation of construction site recycling programs and associated solid waste management practices: 

To stimulate the adoption of programs, regulations and statutes, which enable and support adoption of distributed electrical power generation for Maui homes and commercial buildings:

To develop a number of "case studies" invesitgating the application of "green building" principles and practices to Maui projects;

To support a number of demonstration/implementation programs in partnership with Maui-based builders, developers, contractors, architects, planners and government.

To identify economic and regulatory barriers to implementation of demonstration projects and to develop the strategies – legislative, regulatory, financial – to overcome these barriers.
 

 

LINKS TO GREEN BUILDING RESOURCES

 

Maui Recycling Group Construction Site Recycling Program

BP Solar -- Complete Information on Photo-Voltaic Systems

National Association of Home Builders Green Building Program

RESNET Lenders Corner -- Green Mortgate Information

Top Rated Energy Efficient Appliances

Environmental Building News

 

MRGWEB Home Page

Home Composting Workshops

REMADE On Maui Products and Manufacturers