Our Green Home Changes and Updates
Our home is being retrofitted to make our home a "Green Home."
There are many reasons to make our home a Green Home. Our main reason is to help save the Earth. Through updates in our home, we will help conserve energy and lessen our impact on the Earth.
Our plan is to lessen our need to use Non-Renewable resources while saving ourselves money long-term.
Here are the list of changes we will be making to our existing home.
- Adding Fiber Cement Cladding/Siding-$7,000
- Change Windows to Low-E glass for energy efficient performance with Frames made with Fibrex which is better insulated then aluminum, $15,000
- Cork Flooring---info about cork flooring---$2,500 Natural cork flooring is a versatile building material out of which many household and commercial flooring applications have been made, to the satisfaction of homeowners and building managers. One of the main draws of natural cork flooring is its renewability, taken from the bark of the cork oak and processed as flooring with no damage to the original plant. In addition to its environmentally friendly reputation, cork flooring’s benefits of durability and attractiveness are not lessened by its "green" attributes, making cork flooring an extremely viable choice for any flooring application. Cork is recyclable as well as biodegradable, and no synthetic material can match it in terms of function or feel. Natural cork is a unique material, worthy for use in many applications, and particularly for flooring.
- Armstrong's Origins Series combines the durability and value of our Genuine Allwood construction with the environmental benefits of sustainable, low emitting materials., $20,000
- GE Builder's Special Package - 4 Piece Energy Efficient Appliance Package, $2,500
- Titan Tankless Water Heater-$500
- Verve Electricity Controller and Regulator, $2000
- Gray Water Recycling System for Entire House, $5,000
- Rainwater Collection System, $1000
- PhotoVoltaics to convert Sunlight into Energy for our home, $10,000
- Goodman Heating & Cooling Unit, $7,000
- Kohler High Efficiency Water Package, $3,000
- Recycled Counter Tops, $25000
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