I read a post from a while back on Design Mind describing the shocking service received from a green builder.  The truth is that a lot of builders deliver shocking service, green or not - and as a builder/architect/designer I have seen it all!  I am usually kept busy fixing and saving where other builders and contractors have messed up.

 

But WHY does this seem to happen so often?

The main reason is miscommunication.  This is assuming that the contractor is not an all-out crook intent on taking your money from the start.  

 

So listen to this:

1. The owner knows what he wants, but because he does not know the ins and outs of building, DOES NOT SPECIFY DETAILS, like 

*exact patterns and layout of tiles; *exact distance required between tiles; *precise position of the taps if wall mounted; *plaster...

More than just a building company, Build It Green promotes self-reliance and responsibility. We believe in people: we know that we can change the world.   Look at Primedia’s LeadSA campaign – all it takes is ordinary people choosing to not litter or drive drunk, and to make the right choices. That is why we hand out seeds to motorists at intersections – because if one person starts a vegetable garden, soon a whole family can be eating from it. Their children will learn to grow vegetables and pass it on… and visitors to their home will enjoy the incredible taste of freshly picked vegetables, and the idea will spread. Once that idea spreads, it opens the path to recycling kitchen scraps to make compost, and recycling the rest of the household rubbish.

It’s about saving money as well as being self-reliant....