R-15 BLOWN INSULATION
Insulating a home to an R-value of 15 can bring energy savings of up to 50%. An ideal insulation job is free of voids, provides a consistent level of thermal efficiency and does not deteriorate over time.

Unlike traditional cellulose blown insulation, this product will not settle. The blown insulation process can guarantee R-values of 15 in exterior walls with two-by-four cavities. Fiberglass batt insulation also provides R-value of 15 in two-by-four cavities, but it is difficult to fit in crevices, around doors, fixtures and outlets, so unwanted voids occur and that is where energy is lost. A blown-in installation guarantees a custom fit because the fiberglass seeks out and fills every void and increases thermal efficiency tremendously. The industry estimates energy savings of 30 to 50 percent with a blown installation.

AIR CONDITIONING
Air conditioners are manufactured to meet or exceed minimum efficiency standards set by the U.S. Department of Energy. For nearly a decade, that minimum has been 10 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio). On January 23, 2006, the minimum jumped to 13 SEER, a 30% increase over the previous standard. 14 SEER equipment (used in our Green Built Homes) delivers about 8% energy savings compared to 13 SEER models.*

SEER, the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, measures energy efficiency. The higher the SEER, the greater the level of efficiency. For many homeowners, a higher SEER air conditioner will represent money saved on each month's electric bill. Exactly how much you can save will depend on the efficiency of your system as well as your individual lifestyle.

*(Source: www.njcleanenergy.com - COOLAdvantage Program)

HEATING FURNACES
Furnaces are the most commonly used residential heating system in the United States, running most often on gas, but sometimes on fuel oil or electricity, and deliver their heat through a duct system. Energy Star qualified furnaces use advanced technology to deliver higher efficiency than standard new furnaces available today.

Furnace Venting proves the efficiency of the High-Efficiency furnaces used in our Green Built homes. There is so little heat loss through the vent of the High-Efficiency furnace that now PVC pipe is used for the vent pipe instead of the traditional fireproof double-walled insulated metal pipes.

PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS
Did you know that properly using a programmable thermostat in your home is one of the easiest ways you can save energy, money, and help fight global warming? A programmable thermostat helps make it easy for you to save by offering four pre-programmed settings to regulate your home's temperature in both summer and winter — when you are asleep or away.

The average household spends more than $2,000 a year on energy bills — half of which goes to heating and cooling. Homeowners can save about $180 a year by properly setting their programmable thermostats and maintaining those settings. The pre-programmed settings that come with programmable thermostats are intended to deliver savings without sacrificing comfort. Depending on your family's schedule, you can see significant savings by sticking with those settings or adjust them as appropriate for you family. The key is to establish a program that automatically reduces heating and cooling in your home when you don't need as much.*

*(Source: www.energystar.gov - Programmable Thermostats)

COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BUILBS
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.*

Compact fluorescent light bulbs use about 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer, save about $30 or more in electricity costs over each bulb's lifetime, and produce about 75% less heat, so they're safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.*

*(Source: www.energystar.gov - Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs)

STRUCTURED WIRING / SMART HOUSE
Every Green Built Home will include pre-wiring for smart home technology. Initially the structured wiring will be connected to HVAC for remote operation. Expansion of the system by the homeowner will make it possible to control other items in the home — for example:

Telephone Systems
Residential telephone systems are becoming a standard feature of the total home control. Each system offers room to room or whole house communication. Telephone systems can be integrated into your security, lighting, and temperature controls with each telephone acting as a keypad control.

Structured Cabling
Wiring your home for the future offers a resale value as well as the opportunity for total in-home control. With all home wiring brought back in a single location, the flexibility offers video, audio, Ethernet, telephones, security, temperature, and light controls to complete the comfort everyone enjoys. A smart house allows you to control your thermostats, lighting, and data with your security smart house panel and can turn every telephone into a keypad as well as be operated remotely.

Intercom/Home Communication Systems
Intercom systems add security and entertainment to every home. These communication systems add security when answering your doors as well as the ability to monitor children's rooms. Each system provides room to room communication and music throughout your home.

Lighting Controls
Adding to the overall convenience everyone is looking for your lights can become an important part of your security system. Lights can be timed for different events or actions as you move about your home or can be remote controlled as you turn into your driveway.

With structured wiring and proper controls every home can become a smart home!!