Healthy Built Homes
Features of a Healthy Built Home
- Lot Design, Preparation, and Development — Healthy Built starts with planning and designing how the house will fit on the land to take advantage of the sun, water flow and other ways the site can impact it’s efficiency.
- Resource Efficiency — By creating efficient designs and using the right materials, we can reduce job site waste and make less impact on the environment.
- Energy Efficiency — A major priority of healthy building, energy consumption can be greatly reduced by using efficient windows, insulation, vapor barriers, energy star appliances and energy efficient lighting.
- Water Efficiency — Low flow fixtures, duel flush toilets, water collection systems and draught resistant landscaping all contribute to saving this precious resource.
- Indoor Environmental Quality — High efficiency Mechanical systems with fresh air intakes, low VOC paints and chemical-free materials all contribute to a higher indoor air quality.
How homeowners Benefit from Green Building
- Lower operating costs — Save money on your utility bills because of energy and water efficiency measures in your home.
- Increased comfort — Healthybuilt homes have more even temperatures throughout the home, with fewer drafts and better humidity control.
- Improved environmental quality — By paying extra attention to construction details you can control moisture, choose materials that contain fewer chemicals, and design air exchange/filtration systems that can contribute to a healthier indoor environment, as well as reduce waste that goes back into the environment.
- Enhanced durability and less maintenance — Healthybuilt homes incorporate building materials and construction details that strive to increase the useful life of the individual components and the whole house.
