| October 2008 Blog |
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Green Home: Looking for a green home options? System-built homes have an eco-friendly advantage over site-built homes from the moment construction begins. Being factory built, it's easier to control the amounts of waste created and recycled throughout the homebuilding process. Building materials are precut with system-built homes, significantly reducing waste by up to 70 percent. You might be asking yourself about the quality. Modular buildings are built to a higher level of quality than site built structures, in part because they must be able to withstand the stresses of transport. Joints are tighter, fasteners more accurately applied and material is cut with more exactness. A focus on strong, efficient homes is the right thing to do for the environment. Building to high levels of energy efficiency helps conserve natural resources, while building more durable homes reduces the impact of scrapped building materials on landfills. Red Tree has a great opportunity to lead this effort. The efficiencies offered by a production line and the natural ability to minimize waste by building in a controlled environment give modular a head start toward achieving high levels of green building and energy efficiency. Brandon Bryant Red Tree Builders Greening Asheville One Home at a Time |
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