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Green Building Certification - Lot Design, Preparation, and Development

Why Should I Buy a Green Home?

Green Building - Lot Design, Preparation, and Development - Green Homes Raleigh NC

There are many different reasons to purchase a green home. 

- Lower energy bills

- Less carbon footprint

- Healthier indoor air

- Reduced warranty claims

- Improved durability and less maintanence

- Better resale

A Certified Green Home is "graded" across 7 categories, to ensure standards are met and environmental impact is limited.  Today we'll talk about Section 1.

 

Section 1 - Lot Design, Preparation, and Development

Resource-efficient site design and development practices help reduce environmental impacts.   Green design principles might include

saving trees, constructing onsite storm water retention/infiltration features, and orienting the home for maximum passive solar heating and cooling.

Remember, there are three different levels of Green Home Certification using the third party certification programs in the Raleigh/Triangle area:  Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

For Bronze Level green home certification, you may see features like these:

Certified Green Training

- the builder team has been carefully trained to uphold green principles throughout the building process.

Protected Home Sites

- Limits of clearing and grading carefully marked on site plan

- Areas to be cleared and graded in preparation for building home are clearly marked on site with flags, etc.

Natural Vegetation

- Turf grass and other vegetation are selected that are native or regionally appropriate (such as drought-resistant species in the Raleigh area)

Hydrozoning

- Plants with similar watering needs are grouped together

Control Erosion

- Install and maintain sediment and erosion controls

Limit Impact on Land

- Stabilize disturbed areas within 14 day period

Share Driveways or Parking

- A shared driveway for two homes can minimize impact on both homeowner's land.

Optimize Solar Resources

- Site the home and other built features to optimize solar resources by placing the long side of the home within 30 degrees of due South. 

How does Green Home Certification work?

Green Building - Lot Design, Preparation, and Development - Green Homes Raleigh NCIn order for this new home to be "certified green" through the Green Home Builders of the Triangle third party certification program, a total of 257 points must be earned across 7 categories. 

Bronze level certification requires 12 points in the Lot Design, Preparation, and Development category.

The points earned may vary, depending on the site conditions, location, and desires of the homeowner.  There are over 40 ways to earn points in this category alone. 

Silver and Gold certification requires additional points. 

Watch a video tour of an available Green Certified custom home - the Azalea Park - here.

 

Read about the other Green Home certification categories in the links below:

Section 2: Lot Design, Preparation, and Development

Section 3: Energy Efficiency

Section 4: Water Efficiency and Quality

Section 5: Indoor Environmental Quality

7 Green Building Categories - Summary

 

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4 Comments on Green Building - Lot Design, Preparation, and Development

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04
2008
245,206 Points 26 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Green is the new and more informed better buidling.  It reduces energy and is environmental friendly.  The generation coming up are more green informed and thus a home with green ratings will be on their target for purchases.  Great article...thanks!

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This was an absolutely wonderful post spotlighting the great benefits of owning a green home. Thanks!! Keep up the good work associate.

8:48am • #2

that is our goal to build a green home one day on a lake...that's living.

8:55am • #3
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Connie - Green is definitely moving into the mainstream.  The next step is making the different programs easy to understand, and helping homebuyers make choices that really are environmentally sound.

Castellum - thanks for your kind words!

Kenneth - A worthy goal, and it sure helps to research the options ahead of time.

11:29am • #4

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