High Performance
Homes & Additions
We will endeavor to educate you, effectively, on your range of options for making your home Perform. It may be as easy as our builder grade modular home that is significantly more resource & energy efficient than its stick-built counterpart, or as forward thinking as a LEED® Platinum Certified home:
Base Custom Modular Home
“Great”
ENERGY STAR® Qualified
“Greater”
LEED® Platinum Certified
“Greatest”
Every home we design is a fully customized project.
There is no one-size-fits-all.
The National Association of Home Builders Green Building Program summarizes our offerings:
“Green homes incorporate environmental considerations and resource efficiency into every step of the building and development process to minimize environmental impact. The design, construction, and operation of a home must focus on energy and water efficiency, resource efficient building design and materials, indoor environmental quality, and must take the home’s overall impact on the environment into account. However, many of the processes and technologies that go into a green home happen behind the scenes and behind the walls. What can a homebuyer look for?
Look for an NAHB Research Center Certified certificate, the homeowner’s guarantee that the home was built according to one of the levels of green outlined in the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines. The NAHB Research Center is the sole certifier recognized by NAHB’s National Green Building Program.”
Key COMPONENTS of our green homes include:
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Energy-Efficient Features
Many of the energy-efficient qualities of a green home are easy to spot. Appliances, windows, and water heating systems will likely have ENERGY STAR ratings. The home should also include efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs. Renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic electricity and water heating systems, further decrease the overall energy consumption within the home.
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Water-Efficient Features
Fixtures and appliances such as low-flow showerheads, faucets, and toilets, and ENERGY STAR dishwashers and washing machines all conserve water. Programmed, low-volume irrigation systems, rainwater collection systems, wastewater treatment systems, and hot water recirculation systems also save water.
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Resource-Efficient Features
These decisions—from home size, to orientation on the lot, to floor plan layout—are made in the design of your home and development of the lot. The house orientation and design should take advantage of natural daylight to reduce lighting needs, and should use strategies to reduce heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter. The home should contain renewable materials, including rapidly-renewable wood species such as bamboo, and recycled-content materials in carpets, tiles, and concrete formulations (fly ash).
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Indoor Air Quality Features
The heating, air conditioning and ventilation system (HVAC) must be appropriately sized for an efficient and properly ventilated home. Fans in the kitchen and bathrooms should cycle fresh air inside, and release stale air. Consider a heat recovery ventilator due to our very tight construction. Low/No-VOC paints and finishes, and low-formaldehyde building materials (cabinets & sheathing) should be used as well.
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Outside the Home
One of the most popular benefits of modular construction is quick turnaround between groundbreaking and occupancy. On average, a home consisting of 4 modules can be completed in the factory in about a week. Once the modules are set on the foundation at the home site, final completion by the local builder can be completed in roughly one month, depending on the size and scope of work of the project.
[NOTE]: This is an unrealistic sales job. After order processing and engineering stamps, it takes at least three weeks at the factory (this step cannot be rushed!) followed by at least one month for on-site finishing work. Fact is, if you want something done right, give yourself breathing room. As good as we are at budgeting, do NOT underestimate your construction project.
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What Do Modular Homes Look Like?
In a green home, care should be taken to preserve trees and other vegetation native to the area. Landscaping should contain plants that are appropriate for the climate, and grouped according to water needs. Driveways and other impervious surfaces should be reduced as much as possible, and may be composed of gravel, permeable block pavers, grids, or other permeable systems.
BUDGET Tailored Around Your Needs
GreenWerks Packages make it E-A-S-Y to make your home healthier and more comfortable while saving you money and our planet. Each package includes Energy Star certification (above) and each successive package is cumulative. Technologies are changing as I type this, so go back to our Green Home Building page or check out the Solar Village® homes on our Floor Plans page, and please ask us about the high performance design elements in our packages.
“Wonderful” you say, “but what will it cost me and what can I expect from the investment?”
Find out what your priorities (financial & well being) are: Green JUSTIFIED
GreenWerks Packages
GreenWerks SILVER (Energy Star, Plus)
GreenWerks GOLD (all SILVER elements, Plus)
GreenWerks PLATINUM (all GOLD elements, Plus)