What is Green Building?
Green building is sustainable building that combines the efficient use of resources in an environmentally responsible manner with energy-efficient practices to reduce the home’s footprint and increase occupant health and comfort. Green building includes:
- Site planning to reduce environmental disruption and lower energy needs
- Minimal job site waste
- Protection of trees and natural landscape during construction
- Home designs with smart material planning and choices
- Energy-efficient systems
- Air tight construction
- Healthy indoor environment
- Quality construction for a sustainable building and extended lifespan
- Reduction of future waste
Our philosophy regarding green building is to apply best practices to every step of the construction process, from site planning to building construction. And with North Twin Builders as your green building contractor, you gain higher home comfort levels and lower energy consumption without sacrificing aesthetics!
North Twin Builders – Building Green on YOUR Budget
Many are under the impression that green means higher price tags when, in reality, green building is estimated to have an initial expense only 2% greater than a standard building. And the long-term returns are huge, up to ten times the initial costs! It all comes down to how green you want your new home to be built – meeting minimum code would be light green, applying additional energy-efficient practices would be medium, and dark green would represent the highest level of green building, including elements like solar panels, recycled materials, and so on. Many of our Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan clients are surprised to learn that building at the medium green level imposes little additional costs!
North Twin Builders Cares About Your Comfort & Long-term Costs
With North Twin Builders, our clients come first; we work continuously to increase our knowledge of green building techniques to exceed your expectations for your new home. And green building is not limited to new home construction – call us to increase your home’s green level with a home renovation or home addition.