What is Green Building?

Green-built homes protect the environment and conserve natural resources. They can also save homeowners money and reduce maintenance. This article describes how.
What is Green Building?
Incorporate these goals into your new Custom Home project:

* Save Money
* Live Comfortably
* Be Healthy
* Reduce Maintenance
* Protect the Environment

What is Green Building?

Green building is a design and construction practice that promotes the health and well being of your family, the community and the environment for years to come.

Save Money

Green building products and construction practices can LOWER water and energy bills, REDUCE maintenance costs and reduce replacement requirements.

Live Comfortably

With smart energy design, proper insulation and efficient heating and cooling systems, green building helps to ensure that your home is more comfortable.

Be Healthy

Green building encourages the use of materials, paints, and finishes that reduce or eliminate many sources of indoor air pollution.

Reduce Maintenance

Green building guidelines go beyond local building codes to recommend methods and materials that result in durable homes that require less upkeep.

Protect the Environment

Conventional buildings needlessly consume large quantities of wood, water, fuel and other materials through their construction and operation. A green built home conserves these natural resources.

BUILD SMART, INVEST IN THE FUTURE, BUILD IT GREEN.
California Home Designs
Custom Home Design and Remodeling Services for the Sacramento Valley and Sierra mountains

By Geoff Williams
Published: 9/12/2008
 
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