It’s hard to tell in most cases the difference between a conventional constructed home and a green built home. Details are where the difference can be found. Green homes are designed and constructed to provide the homeowner and community with both health and environmental benefits.
• Indoor air quality improves by building with low toxic materials, maximizing the use of hard surfaces and the supply of air flow with out losing heating retention.
• Optimizing energy and water retention in yard and garden design.
• Installing appliances that are energy star certified for low energy consumption.
• Using sustainable building resources; such as bamboo, recycled building products and using building supplies that originate locally, so to lower transportation footprint, which lowers green house gases.
• Choosing local vendors that are efficient in their product and transportation of building products.
• New site development with low environmental impact.

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