Q:  Do green homes look differently from an average home?

A: Long gone are the days of green building being defined by homes built straw walls, recycled tires, glass-domed homes in the desert, or underground homes into mountain sides. Today, green homes are just as likely to be the one across the street from your own—especially if Brothers Strong did the remodeling! Mainstream builders like Ryland, Habitat for Humanity, Trendmaker and Wilshire Homes all build hundreds of green homes every year that look just like yours. So does GreenHaus Builders!

Q:  Are green homes more expensive?

A: Green-built homes have lower maintenance costs and are less expensive to operate than traditional homes. Depending on the mix of products, materials, design considerations and construction techniques employed, they do not have to cost any than the average home.

Q: Will my home be filled with lots of new, untested products and materials that will be expensive to maintain?

A: Green homes today are full of products you already know: Energy Star appliances, Kohler dual flush toilets, Sherwin William's paints with no volatile organic compounds that cure out in your home, Trane air conditioning systems tied into duct work that prevents leakage and Rinnai tank-less water heaters—to  name just a few.

Today, green home builders utilize advanced framing techniques to reduce the amount of limner unnecessarily installed during the framing stage, tank-less water heaters, higher amounts of insulation and windows that meet or exceed Energy Code requirements.