 Green homes can be a great choice for anyone hoping to live a more eco-friendly, green lifestyle. EnviroCitizen.org recognizes that certain building and design companies are stepping up to the plate to help environmentalists create the green homes of their dreams.
Shea Homes is a private home builder that is making waves in the home building industry. Trilogy by Shea Homes, active senior lifestyle communities, is leading the industry with the launch of the Shea Certified Green program. Shea Homes has been famous for the communities for retired individuals and others. Shea Homes is taking the idea of a community even further. This is a program that seeks to set new green building standards while exceeding current industry standards. The program will also reduce the carbon footprints of homes built in its active lifestyle communities by 20% to 29% per household.
Energy and water conservation are two of the main priorities. The home is placed so that it can use the sun for lighting. All appliances and fixtures are made to conserve energy use. The homes are well insulated and sealed so no energy is wasted. For water conservation, the builder uses water conserving fixtures and for outdoors, drought tolerant sod is used and landscapes are carefully planned as well.
The construction is planned in detail with extreme care. Shea Homes uses materials that are renewable, recycled or resource-efficient-often more durable, structurally strong and requiring little to no maintenance. They also use many products with low VOCs or no VOCs and utilize fresh air ventilation along with high-efficiency air cleaners.
Rick Andreen stated the following in regards to Shea Homes Program for Active Lifestyles Communities for which he is the president, "Trilogy by Shea Homes has made a multi-million dollar annual, ongoing commitment in operational and product changes to support this evolution in the company's building culture. Trilogy communities are places where members celebrate life through exploration, connectivity and wellness. The Shea Certified Green standard is a natural extension of our commitment to caring about our community and our planet."
This company is one that EnviroCitizen.org looks forward to watching develop as time passes. As more move into community living, they can be assured that they are making a wise investment by saving the Earth's resources when they choose communities like those of Shea Homes. If you are looking for a green community, consider one like the one created by Shea Homes.
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