Live in Luxury with a New Eco-Friendly Home

20 Jun Live in Luxury with a New Eco-Friendly Home

Most people usually vision how they want their home to be when completed but these days whether it be historic, simple or luxurious home designers and builders seem to be incorporating more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives into home building projects in an effort to “go green”.

This doesn’t necessarily mean that the use of eco friendly materials can prevent potential homeowners from achieving the stunning home they’ve always wanted as some of the most beautiful homes around the world can be found to have geothermally powered green roofs, and other eco friendly home building concepts that make amazing additions to any home.

Eco-Friendly Home Building

Since going green has become such a huge endeavor worldwide many companies and manufacturers have gradually integrated green, eco-friendly, practices in the production of goods and services. From glass to electronics innovators are now riding the wave of green by utilizing sustainable designs and technology as it relates to building in effort to produce more eco friendly homes.

 Here are a few of the more popular choices of eco-friendly materials and amenities used to date in which more and more potential homeowners and contractors are incorporating into homebuilding projects. These include:

• Locally Sourced Sustainable Materials – To be honest this eco-friendly practice is really not as new others as it was widely used before international shipping really became prevalent nevertheless it promotes the reduction the carbon footprint within building practices and also proves handy to architects and contractors seeking local solutions to new design challenges.
• LED Lighting – When it comes to lighting homes LED bulbs are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Providing a brilliant and elegant lighting output LED bulbs are several times more energy efficient than the traditional incandescent bulb. This alone can significantly reduce energy consumption throughout homes which in turn reduces the carbon footprint and the release of carbon emissions into the atmosphere without switching off the lights. So not only are they environmentally friendly but they help homeowners to save money.
• Solar Rooftop Panel Installation – Solar panels basically function by converting the sun’s energy into electrical power. They are an easy, cost effective and eco friendly way to supply power to a home as well as to store power for future use. Solar panels can also be an attractive addition to homes with their elegant glass finish design.
• LEED Certification – In the construction business LEED certification has almost become synonymous with environmentally friendly construction practices. LEED refers to a green building certification program issued by the U.S. Green Building Council to recognize a project’s efficiency standards. Across the world more than 150,000 homes are LEED-certified and it’s expected to increase significantly by 2015 and beyond. So for potential homeowners using a reputable LEED certified company is another way to integrate green building practices into homebuilding projects.

Here at McNeil Construction we aim to provide the highest quality, efficient and eco-friendly building services to all clients. So whether you want a simple or a luxurious home give us a call at 707-665-9531 so we can work with you to help you to achieve the home you’ve always wanted while promoting safe and eco-friendly building practices.