Green Building

After recently completing a Green Building course offered by the National Association of Home Builders, we were pleased to learn a couple of things.

Green Building, or building a Certified Green Home, does not have to be complicated. We have found that many of the things that we already do on our custom homes would receive points towards a green certification. Therefore we only need to add a few minor things to our custom specifications in order to become certified green.

Building Green Certified Homes does not have to be costly. Many of the items that we already include in our specification (or could add) do not add a great deal to the cost of the project and those that do, the cost could easily be recouped in a very reasonable time frame.

Green Building is in demand. We have found that once educated, many of our clients are open to Green Building options. Especially when they find they can be very cost effective. Example: We recently had a client to add a foam "flash" insulation barrier. Once the up front cost were weighed against the long term gain, the investment made sense.

What questions do you have regarding Green Certified Homes? Is this something you would be interested in doing? If so, please contact us with any questions you may have. We'd be happy to discuss our thoughts and ideas with you.