Going Green
Green building means improving the way that homes and home building sites use energy, water, and materials to reduce impacts on human health and the environment.
Building a green home means making environmentally-preferable and sustainable decisions throughout the building process to minimize the environmental impact of the home, while it is being built, and over the years it will be lived in.
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Did You Know?
A 2,500-square-foot home built to ENERGY STAR® specifications is designed to save the homeowner anywhere from $600 to upwards of $1,500 on annual utility bills. These numbers are comparisons to industry-standard averages for new home construction and due in large part to significantly less energy and water consumption.
The Minnesota State Fair Design Center shows several types of exterior siding.
