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RVC's origins as a green builder began in the mid-1980's with the construction of a
Super-insulated Cape-style home. Since then, we have stayed current with emerging green building practices, integrating new generations of building materials and techniques into the construction of our custom-built homes. In 2006 we expanded our options for green construction by partnering with a high quality modular home company,
Epoch Homes.
What is Green Building?
The definition of “green” is far-reaching and can apply to a variety of approaches to building. Every consumer must choose the “shade of green” that best suits them. Building a home offers an unusual number of opportunities for living green — and opportunities to take steps that have a much bigger impact than simply doing less laundry or bringing a shopping bag to the grocery store.
Basic Benefits of a Green Home
While energy efficiency remains a major element of any green building project, occupants will also benefit from:
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Increased indoor comfort levels.
- Improved indoor air quality (reduced exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins).
- Reduced operating and maintenance costs.
- Increased resale value.
Green Rating Systems
While we work with the three rating systems — Energy star, LEED, and NAHB Green — we have found that the recently updated NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Green Building program provides comprehensive, practical, and easily implemented guidelines for most of our customers' homebuilding and remodeling projects.
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Green-rated Features:
-12" Gable end overhang trimmed with solid PVC boards
-Hardi-Plank siding applied over Tyvek DrainWrap
-Windows flashed on all sides with self-sealing rubber
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Why Should RVC Build Your Green Home?
Choose RVC for your green building project because of:
- NAHB Certified Green Professional (CGP)
- Our proven ability to effectively guide our customers through the homebuilding process
- Our strong experience and knowledge of all aspects of construction methods and materials, based on over 30 years of experience.
- Our wide-ranging experience building to Healthy / Green guidelines.
- Our access to the most current green building program updates in a fast-evolving field, through membership in the NAHB.
- And, most importantly, our ability to build a custom-green modular home through our relationship with Epoch Homes.
How Are Modular Homes “Green”?
The modular building process is recognized as inherently greener than traditional stick-built construction, on many levels:
- Modular construction makes the best use of materials and increases manufacturing efficiencies.
- Constant quality control assures the integrity of the insulation and air / weather-sealing procedures.
- By assembling the house inside of a factory, the structure is protected from repeated exposure to the elements, minimizing the possibility of mold and shrinkage problems.
- Modular construction minimizes disturbance at the site and reduces traffic to the construction site from months to weeks.
Building a modular home is an affordable way to realize your goal of owning a high-quality green home.
RVC is a Recognized Independent Builder of Epoch Homes and offers the benefits of Epoch's Green Building Program, encompassing many of the methods & materials accepted by the three leading green rating systems… Energy Star, NAHB Green, and LEED.
For a description of the Green building rating systems, FAQs about Green Home Building, and info about Epoch’s Green Building Program, click here.
See Epoch Home's impressive
history building energy efficient & green custom homes.
Find out more about RVC’s Healthy/Green Home Building Project.
See Healthy Homebuilding tips from the American Lung Association.
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