Humorous (and a little close to the truth!) article
here by Scott Adams - the creator of Dilbert - on the challenges of designing and building a "Green Home".
Let's say you love the Earth. You see an article in a magazine about a guy who built a "green" house using mostly twigs, pinecones and abandoned bird nests. You want to build a green home, too. So you find an architect, show him the magazine and say, "Give me one just like this." - Good luck with that