Green Building ~ Services

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Depending on your desired shade of green remodeling, your interest and your level of financial investment, we are able to offer the following green building services and more:

• Extensive training and experience in the LEED for Homes certification process
• All team members have extensive green design and building training and experience
• High performance insulation
• High-efficiency HVAC systems
• High performance HVAC filters
• Indoor air quality treatments
• High performance glazing in windows and doors
• Passive solar design concepts applied to structural design
• Low or no VOC products, including - but not limited to - plywood, paint, glues, and carpet
• Renewable energy resources such as photovoltaic energy systems, geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, wind turbine energy systems, off-grid and on-grid systems, battery powered back up power supply, conventional gas-powered back up generators
• Careful and selective site preparation and excavation to preserve natural resources (e.g., carefully working around a tree or river close to the construction site)
• Deconstruction instead of demolition; separating recyclable material from trash
• Provide Energy Star appliances and energy-efficient light bulbs and fixtures
• Site water management (e.g., wet basements and site drainage)
• Salvage and re-use of existing materials, including doors and cabinetry
• Eco friendly cabinets made with FSC certified woods, no VOCs
• Net zero energy homes