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Comparing ROI for Green vs Conventional Construction

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I need to find out what the Return On Investment will be for the following:

Conventional home building

versus

Green Home Building (Zero Degrees Green)
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Conventional home

versus

Hybrid Green
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Hybrid Green

versus

Green Home
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Green home is define as an Energy Efficient Home using Energy Star Rating. The cost doesn't have to be exact, all I need is how to formulate my Cost Benefit Analysis and how to calculate my ROI or Pay Back Time.

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Comparing ROI for Green Home, Hybrid Green and Conventional construction Buildings

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The answer depends largely on how much you pay for your utilities. For example, an energy star refrigerator uses 40% less energy than the conventional models sold in 2001. Your exact savings will depend on how much you open your refrigerator, how large a model you buy, and how much you pay for electricity.

It should however be possible for you to generate these figures. Just decide ...

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