Residential Buildings
Planning a new home or remodel raises many questions beyond the scope, schedule, and budget when it comes to human health and the environment. By continually improving how we locate, design, build and maintain our homes we can have a positive impact on our environment, while improving our lifestyles. As more people choose to call King County home, the pressures on our natural resources increase. Green building techniques offer several ways to offset these growth impacts. The pages found here contain information about green building practices for everything from painting a single room to building your dream home. |
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The Built Green™ program provides builders, developers and consumers with easy-to-understand rating systems that quantify environmentally preferable building practices.
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Green remodeling is an approach to home improvement with the goal of not only making your home look better, but making it work better-for both you and the environment.
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Careful site planning and attention to sustainable design practices can translate into cost savings and increased value.
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These case studies highlight real world applications of sustainable building principles and strategies and offer ideas, lessons, and inspiration.
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Residential Green Building
Built Green™ certified remodel by Sunshine Construction. |
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