Going Green is fast becoming mainstream in Winston-Salem. The public wants comfort, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, easy commutes, and quality.

Green building describes environmentally friendly construction, from planting shade trees-goes materials selection - to saving energy - to installing water efficient plumbing-to indoor environmental quality.

Energy savings - green homes consider the homebuyer´s pocketbook, costing less to heat, cool and maintain 

Indoor air quality - green building reduces pollutants and improves ventilation

Less maintenance - green homes are quality, well designed homes, built for durability

Peace of mind - a green home is good for EVERYONE, with less negative impact on the environment

Why buy a green home?
 
When many people think green building they think solar. Green building does not mean solar. Green building is about efficiency and planning.

SITE PLANNING - taking advantage of trees for shade or passive solar, etc.

WATER EFFICIENCY - on demand hot water heaters, low-flow showerheads, catchment systems, etc.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - appliances rated ENERGY STAR, delighting, etc.

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY - limiting size of a home, reusing materials, using local materials, etc.

PLANNING FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY - perhaps most important of all.

There are 5000+ homes in North Carolina that are built green. Soon this will not be the exception or the fad, it will be the standard. Any home built today that is not built to a certified green standard is an ?end of the technology´ building and will be more difficult to re-sell.