Good design shouldn’t cost a fortune. The problem is, when homes are custom-designed by architects, instead of pumped out like widgets on an assembly line, they are often too expensive for the average home buyer. In this article on Treehugger, green stock plan designer Greg Lavardera and FreeGreen’s David Wax discuss how to open up the green market to a larger audience and how the cost factor weighs into the issue.

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Just because it’s green doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful. Even mold is beautiful to some people (they’re called biologists). That’s also the belief of Concourse E, an Atlanta-area firm that builds single homes and townhouses that not only incorporate exciting modern design, but also are environmentally-friendly thanks to additions such as hot water heated by solar power, soy-based insulation, and green roofs.