Green Building

Gorman Building Group is an ENERGY STAR® partner. What does that mean? It means your home is built to a higher standard and verified by an independent third party.

Homebuilders and homebuyers across the country are increasingly interested in green building. Green building means improving the way that homes and homebuilding sites use energy, water, and materials to reduce impacts on human health and the environment. Building a green home means making environmentally-preferable and sustainable decisions throughout the building process—decisions that will minimize the environmental impact of the home while it is being built and over the many years it will be lived in.

There are nearly 50 regional and national green home labeling programs around the country. While each program approaches green building a little differently, each incorporates important elements such as:

• Energy-efficient construction techniques and products.
  
• Improved indoor environments through environmentally-preferable materials and building practices.
  
• Water-efficient products and processes.
  
• Renewable energy options, when feasible.
  
• Waste reduction and recycling during the construction process.
  
• Smart growth and sustainable land development practices.

For more information, please download the two documents below from ENERGY STAR, or visit their site at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_homes.hm_index

• "A Green Home Begins With ENERGY STAR Blue" flyer
  
• " ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes" brochure

 

 

 

 

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