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Build Green.Com and our sister company are currently involved
in several green projects. Read about some of these projects
below and please consider the option of building Green for a
healthier and more energy efficient planet. |
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Westport, CT |
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| This
current project in Westport CT is going very green. The
home has geothermal for all its heating and cooling needs,
making the home gas and oil free, which equates to freedom
from fossil fuels. It will have spray foam insulation
creating an additional 40% savings for the home's heating
and cooling needs, while creating a healthier interior
air quality for this Green Home. |
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| Enviroshake®
is the roof of choice for this home situated on the waterfront
of the Long Island Sound. The hand split cedar look is
very poplar and more importantly it is made of 100% recycled
material, and is maintenance free. High quality Enviroshake®
roofs provide the look of weathered cedar without the
traditional wait time. Installers find this product a
joy to work with, and the finished roof makes a beautiful,
environmental friendly contribution to any home. |
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Enviroshake® replicates the look of an antique cedar
shake roof and will provides many advantages to the
consumer with its enhanced physical properties. Major
benefits include increased durability, UV protection,
wind and hail resistance combined with superior mold,
mildew and insect resistant properties. When you consider
all the benefits, Enviroshake® is an attractive
alternative to a traditional cedar roof.
Enviroshake®
can be installed efficiently with less waste than traditional
cedar, does not require any pretreatment, and once installed,
is maintenance free. Enviroshake® roofs will retain
their physical properties and look for decades without
all of the added expense of preservatives and coatings
associated with traditional cedar. |
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you can see the color of the siding and the stone foundation
will look wonderful with the roof color. Check back often
to see the build progress of this very Eco-friendly home.
Completion of this house will be spring of 2008. If you
have any questions about this or other builds please call
our main showroom at 203-846-6060. Do something green
today and help save our planet. |
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Fossil Fuel Free Home |
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home incorporates specialized rooms, both small and large,
for activities such as meditation, music, sewing, and
exercise. The kitchen, with views of the lake, is a fabulous
chef's workspace with easy access to both the breakfast
nook and the more formal dining room. |
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Views are captured with double sets of French doors from
each side of the main living area. Included is a fireplace
with energy efficient insert, a wet bar for entertaining,
and a separate, more reserved, television viewing area.
Decking around the rear of the home is accessible from
most rooms in the house. From there the water views can
be captured, as well as from the three season sun space. |
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| Geothermal
and grid-tied solar systems handle the energy requirements
without the use of any oil or gas, making the home 'fossil
fuel free'. The residence provides for all the needs of
a couple with green values from the 'Baby Boomer' generation,
about to become 'Empty Nesters'. |
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| Project:
Easton, CT |
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| Cement
Fiber Board was the siding of choice for this home, along
with many other beautiful Eco-Friendly products. When
building a new home, adding and addition or even remodeling
a room or several there are better, healthier, longer
lasting, cost effective, energy efficient, building methods
that will SAVE YOU MONEY and increase the value of your
home. Low or no maintenance, and the energy efficiency
of these Eco Friendly products creates saving for you
and the PLANET. |
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| Home
Specifications: Radiant Heat, Spray Foam &
Cotton Batts Insulation, DragonBoard, Bluwood, Eco Cabinets,
Vanities and Built Ins. Antique Reclaimed Flooring, Energy
Star Appliances, LED Lighting, Energy Efficient Windows,
FSC Certified Cedar Roofing, Sloan's Faucets, Caroma Fixtures,
Zip Sheathing, No VOC Paint, Cement Fiber Siding, Trim,
& Soffits, and a few more goodies make this fabulous
looking Class A, Eco-Friendly home a better home for you,
your family and the rest of the world. To learn more about
these great products visit our product section. If you
hear about a product, let us know and we will review as
well as test it in the field. http://www.alwaysbuildgreen.com/greenproduct.htm |
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| Project:
Rowayton, CT |
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Green Makeover has a wonderfully redesigned using all
of the existing structure. The cost savings was tremendous,
the exterior face lift and all new interior transitioned
this existing home into a very nice shade of green. All
around the outside of the home there are many details
that make this a notable design. |
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homeowner played a key role in the design of this home,
was very helpful in the selection of all Eco Friendly
products to be used. Bringing in natural light has decreased
the monthly electrical bill and the windows have been
placed in the right spaces to optimize these benefits
and savings. |
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In the Northeast windows that bear the ENERGY STAR label
(which are required to include features that reduce heat
loss) have been installed. These Energy Star windows reduce
heat loss using glass with a Low-E coating: a microscopically
thin metal coating applied to the glass. This coating
works in the winter to help heat the home and in reverse,
in the summer helps keep it cool. |
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| Spray
foam in basement walls and floor joist will reduce heating
& cooling bills by 40 to 50 percent based on previous
energy consumption. This basement will also have healthy
walls. Dragonboard has a class A fire rating, great sound
quality, is waterproof and will never produce mold spores
or fungus. When finishing a basement, Dragonboard is a
must. |
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| Cotton
bat insulation on all interior walls will make the inside
sound quality of this home superior. This has been a well
thought out plan and design. Check back to see it completed.
Radiant heat will also help make this home more energy
efficient. |
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| Thinking
outside the box has helped bring this remodel to a higher
level of design and fit. By opting for a completely open
floor plan on the first floor, this home will have a traffic
flow pattern that works. Using exposed steal has allowed
us to remove the inner barring wall, creating a much more
open and welcoming space. Check back often to see the
completion of this project scheduled for completion in
January 2008. |
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| Project:
Darien, CT |
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| This
great little house in Darien, CT is going through a Green
Makeover. For years the homeowner has complained
of a drafty home. After stripping off the existing siding
we found out why. The discovery sparked a immediate fix
that created and instant savings in their monthly heating
and cooling expenses, up to a 50% reduction annually. |
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all the existing siding was removed we found out why the
home would not retain heat and was costly to cool in the
summer. There was no insulation on the South side of the
home. This was a problem we corrected immediately. After
reviewing our options we put a energy efficient plan into
action to address the problem. |
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After
applying new house wrap, we went around the entire home
cutting open a one foot high hole to allow us to use
spray foam insulation in the walls. This process is
usually done from the inside of the home before sheet
rock is installed. But because there is no inside work
being done on this project, we had to achieve our goals
by thinking outside the box. We are always up to the
challenge, will figure out a way to make a Green Change
happen, and that is just one of the ways we work with
our clients in doing our part to help save the planet. |
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| The
spraying of this home achieved many beneficial things
for the homeowner. First, we made the home 100% more energy
efficient. Spraying added much needed structural framing
strength to the home, built at the turn of the century
with 2 x 4 construction. The home is located on a busy
road and the homeowners love the sound proofing qualities
of the insulation, which has eliminated much of the outside
noise. Couple this with a instant reduction in heating
and cooling needs, and the homeowners are very satisfied
with their Green Home Renovation. |
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cut back smooth and ready to reinstall the exterior sheeting.
We feel it is very important to keep our job sites clean
and in order. With a host of products and services available
we are sure we can solve any need you may have now or
in the future. There are many products and methods you
should look into before you start any remodeling project.
The planet is changing and it is very important we all
do our part. Spay foaming your home will greatly reduce
your need for fossil fuel. |
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| Chris
is finishing up the south side of the home and will continue
around the house until it is completed. This part of the
project took three days to complete and was well worth
the time and money to make this home more energy efficient.
Call the showroom today to receive a free evaluation and
estimate (203) 846-6060. For new construction
or remodeling you must consider spray foaming your home. |
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All
buttoned up and ready for siding. We are applying maintenance
free Eco-Friendly
cement fiber board siding, trim and soffits. The need
for painting any of these products will not exist. Check
back often and watch as these healthy, energy efficient
products and methods transform this house into a more
Eco-Friendly Green Home. If you have any questions about
this project or would like to discuss your own Green Home
Makeover please e-mail us at greenhomebuilders@yahoo.com
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| All
dressed up and ready to go. The cement fiber
board and trim eliminated all the exterior problems this
home once had. The homeowner had repainted this home four
times in 20 years. Now their Green Home exterior is maintenance
free for at least twenty five years. With a new roof,
siding, trim and soffits, coupled with the spray foam
insulation we have achieved a far more energy efficient,
maintenance free Green Home. The Green Home looks fabulous,and
our clients love it, a win win for everyone. Call
today for a free estimate and evaluation 203-846-6060. |
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| Project:
Roslyn Heights, New York |
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| Look
close and you will not see what is right in front of your
very eyes. This wonderful home of our good friends Jane
and Stan has been energy Eco-Friendly sense 2005. More
than 75% of this home's electricity comes from the sun
for free. Yes FREE. Their electrical bill runs about $75.00
dollars per month. |
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| After
climbing up on the children's swing set the source of
power comes into view. It fades into the roof line seamlessly
and unless you are 10 feet tall you would never see this
efficient energy source. It has been maintenance free
and performed flawlessly for the past several years and
will continue to do so for years to come. Free electric,
imagine that! |
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How
does it work?
The
Sun produces a range of energy which we can only see
a small part of as visible white light. Solar panels
turn another part, or wavelength, of the light into
electricity that can be harnessed. A photovoltaic cell
(PV Cell) produces electricity on the principle that
electricity will be produced when two semiconductors
are exposed to a particular wavelength of light. Groups
of PV Cells are linked together to form panels, the
bigger the panel and the more cells, the greater the
amount of electricity can be produced. |
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How
do you heat your swimming pool water?
An
added bonus to this Eco-Friendly home, there pool is
heated by the sun and the water that is in it. The system
on the roof runs water through it and the natural sunlight
heats the water to a 8 to 10 degree higher temperature
than it would be. That water is then recycled back into
the pool rising the overall temperature of the water.
Jane has been helping homeowners and business owners
understand how to get grant and incentive finical rewards
for solar systems for a few years now, call the showroom
at 203-846-6060 to get in touch with
her. |
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| Project:
Stamford CT |
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| This
kitchen has many Eco-Friendly options, from the paint
to the floor. The homeowner played a huge part in the
deign of this kitchen and it was a pleasure to work with
him. The unusual lines in the ceiling are just a small
part of the uniqueness of this project. |
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| One
year after we completed this project there was a major
flood from a water pipe brake. After careful planning
we were able to remove all the flooring and re mediate
for mold which had already started to grow under the flooring.
It is very important that any time you have water damage
you test the area for mold. |
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| Custom
doors made from FSC certified wood, helped bring this
project to completion. Not everyone will go the extra
mile this homeowner did, but if we all do a little it
will make a difference and now more than ever we need
to make a change in the way we build and remodel our homes. |
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| Project:
Darien, CT |
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| There
are many unique and interesting options that were incorporated
in this build. The one main option that everyone like
is the Cement Fiber Board siding. This house will retain
this refined look for at least 25 years with no maintenance.
When building new or remodeling it is worth your effort
and time to explore all your options. Give us a call at
203-846-6060 to find out when our next
free Eco-Friendly workshop is. |
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| Project:
White Plains, NY |
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| Using
no electricity or gasoline of any kind this Eco-Friendly
lawn service is ahead of it's time. The power of the sun
runs this green business. In the above picture you will
notice the Solar panels in the back of the truck, they
are the power source that charges all the tools needed
to keep this homeowners lawn to stay looking very green.
Check in often for unique services and products to allow
you to keep up with all that is available for you to go
green. |
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| As
we all search for a greener way to live, work and play
we must keep a open mind to the goods and services that
are available. Green Home Solutions will always be searching
and learning about all the new cutting edge technology
that is becoming available each day. |
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| Project:
New York, NY |
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| Our
commercial referral service can put you in touch with
several service companies that can handle your service
needs and repairs. Several commercial accounts such as
Eileen Fisher, City of Norwalk, Westport School System,
Coach Stores, and many more have been serviced through
this referral service. |
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