Green Built & ENERGY STAR

Energy Star is just part of a Green Built Home.

There are some major items that you can add to the standard home that will help conserve energy for may years to come. The simple act of changing the windows to Low-E, or adding insulation to the basement, or sealing the exterior floor exterior with foam, or caulking the plate line along the exterior and exterior corner with adhesive drywall caulk. This any many other methods of sealing the building will help lower the energy bill for a home.

We all have been doing some of the things for a long time. In the Michigan area we had a program that was called the MSHDA program for low and moderate income people. We still have the MSHDA program, but the ENERGY STAR program is a higher standard for all homes.

When you think about saving energy, you have to think about the total payment for the home. It is just more than the mortgage payment that makes up the total payment for a home. Energy is just going to cost more and more each year. We need to find ways to conserve and both Green Built Homes and ENERGY STAR will lead all of us to conserve.

Saving energy does add to the bottom line of building. When you can see a lower energy bill for the home, it saves you real dollars each month.

Green Built Homes and the ENERGY STAR programs are winning programs for all of us.