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Going Green with New Home Construction

What is a GREEN Home?

Energy efficiency, health, and comfort all are hallmarks of a green house. Such properties often are called high performance, eco-friendly or energy efficient homes.

 
Common Elements

While some homes are certified as green by housing or environmental industry groups, properties don’t necessarily have to carry a label to be considered green.  What all such homes have in common is a desire by its owners to live in a property that incorporates systems and features that lower utility bills, improve health and comfort, and minimize the impact on the planet.

 
Green Upgrades

For existing homes, there’s a vast array of strategies for achieving greater efficiency.  They include small, inexpensive upgrades, like installing low-flow water faucets, energy efficient light bulbs, and programmable thermostats.  In addition, less visible elements, such as efficient insulation and air sealing, create a more comfortable, less drafty interior environment.  And bigger, more costly projects--high-efficiency furnaces, solar panels, and triple-pane windows, for example--often provide larger financial and environmental gains.

 
New Construction Homes

Newly constructed homes are being built to high standards that embrace green principles.  Many builders now take a scientific, whole-building approach to ensure that a property’s design, layout and systems work in concert to create a functional, comfortable setting that addresses environmental concerns.

 
Seeking Green

  • When you’re looking at a home with green features, here’s a short checklist of considerations:
  • Energy efficiency in home features like appliances, water faucets, lighting, heating, cooling and water-heating systems.
  • Efficient building envelopes with high-performance windows and well-insulated walls, floors, and attics.
  • Non-toxic building materials and finishes, such as recycled or renewable woods and low- and zero-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints and sealants.
  • A landscape featuring native plants that thrive without chemical fertilizers or excessive watering.
  • Location efficiency, meaning a community where public transportation and the needs of daily life are accessible without a car.

 
Learn More @

  • Call Justin Allen here at eAgent Realty for a consultation at (228) 697-4636.
  • Read about green home labels at ENERGY STAR®, www.EnergyStar.gov.
  • National Association of Homebuilders, www.NAHB.org.
  • US Green Building Council, www.USGBC.org.
  • Connect with experts and get green home questions answered at GreenHomeGuide.com/AskAPro.
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