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DOING OUR PART
TO KEEP COLORADO GREEN

Save money and feel good knowing that you're
providing a better future for you and your family.

Green Building

What is “Green Building"? Green Building is a type of construction that is designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment. From the design concept to the building process, Green Building focuses on increasing the efficiency of resources from energy, water and materials to reducing the building impacts on the environment. Going "green" should begin with the architecture (also know as Green Architecture). This type of design concept is a philosophy of building that is in harmony with the natural features and resources surrounding the site. Designers orient windows and walls and place awnings, porches and roofs to provide shade in the summer and maximizing solar gain in the winter.

Green Building emphasizes the use of renewable resources, reduced energy use, and reduced waste. Green Building materials and resources include rapidly renewable plant materials such as bamboo, straw, lumber from forests certified to be sustainably managed, and recycled materials such as stone or reclaimed lumber. We can reduce our energy use by Green Building techniques such as the use of solar energy, high-efficiency windows and insulation, and proper placement of natural resources, such as trees. Reducing job site waste by recycling building materials and employee generated waste such as drink cans or water bottles are simple low cost ways to reduce the effects of construction on the environment.

 

Long Term Savings

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The upfront costs of Green Building are typically higher than the standard building techniques. It should be the homeowner’s long term goal of increasing the overall efficienc,y thus reducing costs over the lifetime of the building. We want to always be looking into the future for more efficient and environmentally conscience ways to build high quality homes in a luxury resort community.

Sherlock Homes is working towards providing the option of “Green Building” to its clientele, while still maintaining our mantra of Quality, Schedule and Budget.