Homeowners

Green Building Basics

As an educated home buyer, you want the best products along with the best applied processes used to build your new home. In today’s home market that means having:

• A well-thought-out and intelligent building design
• having resource-use, energy and water efficiency
• having great indoor air quality

You want to know how your home works, how and why your home is truly friendly to the environment. You want a quality-built home that is not only practical, comfortable, and functional, but also one that is attractive and has curb appeal. You want the entire package!

Investing in a home built in conformance with the new National Green Building Standard delivers this package, guaranteed.

You’re investing in your home’s marketability and credibility for future resale. You’re investing in a home design that compliments its surroundings. You’re reducing monthly heating, cooling, electricity, and water expenses, and just as important, you’re being friendly to the environment. Building green will benefit you today and asure a tomorrow for the future generation.

Let your builder know that you're interested in building a green home. Ask him or her if they're familiar with green building certification programs.