Sustainability, green building and environmental stewardship are all among the hottest buzzwords in the custom homebuilding industry today. For just over a decade, we've been doing more than just talking about stewardship and conservation. We've been living it.

One of the important conversations we have with every client is how to integrate your custom home comfortably, easily and responsibly into the landscape that holds it. We share our insights and experience on where and how best to use reclaimed materials, take advantage of available renewable energy resources and incorporate water-saving systems in your home.

Sustainability involves more than superficial nods to passing fads. It means putting thought and innovation to work in ways that sustain value as well as the earth. It means creating custom homes that, wherever possible, promote energy efficiency, employ renewable energy and water conservation techniques, minimize environmental impact and waste, create healthy and comfortable environments, reduce maintenance costs, and consider integration into the surrounding community.

We have the experience and resources to create custom homes that tread lighter on the environment. Luxurious, well crafted homes that are, at the same time, at the leading edge of sustainability. Homes that are not only good for the environment, but also are able to hold their value and provide comfortable, efficient lifestyles. Promoting our homes not only as sustainable, but creating high performance homes that use state-of-the-art materials and techniques to make homes healthier, more comfortable and more efficient.

Some of the green practices we can help incorporate into your custom home include site sustainability by using day lighting and erosion control methods, renewable energy for a more energy efficient home - including solar heating, and water conservation that employs rain capture and gray water recovery systems.

We can even counsel you on selecting materials that are environmentally responsible and add value to your home including:

    • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified lumber products
    • Higher quality insulation
    • Low volatile organic compound (VOC) paints, stains, and materials
    • Reclaimed and recycled materials
    • Locally sourced materials
    • High efficiency electronics and appliances
    • Energy Star appliances and lighting
    • Higher performance HVAC equipment
    • WaterSense plumbing fixtures

Talk with us about your environmental priorities and concerns. You’ll find no better place to get practical and pragmatic answers you can trust.