{"id":1842,"date":"2014-09-19T23:16:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T03:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2017-06-05T01:22:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T05:22:50","slug":"go-green-trends-for-your-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/go-green-trends-for-your-new-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Green Trends for your New Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Go Green Trends<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to OPUS Homes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/about\/opus-go-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Green Guide,<\/a> the following trends create healthier, more energy efficient homes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EnergySaving Design Elements and Products &#8211; Energy savings can be built right into your home through the use of insulated windows, energy-efficient heating and air conditioning systems, EnergyStar appliances and water heaters, and low flow toilets and water fixtures.<\/li>\n<li>Recycled Materials &#8211; Eco-friendly recycled materials include everything from drywall and vinyl siding to broadloom and granular driveway materials.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Materials &#8211; Using engineered hardwood rather than solid hardwood offers better natural resources management by using up to 30 percent less lumber.<\/li>\n<li>Low-emitting Materials &#8211; Many building materials such as flooring, broadloom, caulk, sealers, and paint emit volatile compounds. Green builders opt for low-emitting materials.<\/li>\n<li>Improved Indoor Air Quality &#8211; Humidifiers, air cleaners, and heat recovery ventilators are eco-friendly trends that improve indoor air quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Go Green Trends in Action<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What do these go green trends mean for your new home? An eco-friendly home built on current green building practices will have less of an impact on the environment and lower energy costs than traditional homes.<\/p>\n<p>For example, seemingly minor touches such as sealed air ducts can significantly reduce air loss, resulting in lower heating and air-conditioning bills year round. Low flush and dual flush toilets reduce water consumption while electronic thermostats regulate temperature or even shut off your central heating and air when you&#8217;re not at home.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, eco-friendly building materials are available that rival the look and quality of their traditional counterparts. EcoPerformance showerheads, for example, use up to 30 percent less water yet deliver a variety of contemporary styles and finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Insulated steel rollup garage doors are another go green trend that reduce lumber usage and help to insulate the home. In short, eco-friendly builders take a whole house approach. They address everything: how they source materials, construction waste management, sealing windows and doors, using recycled materials, insulating the home, sealing air ducts, and equipping the home with the most energy-efficient plumbing and appliances.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How Go Green Trends Affect Your Bottom Line<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Go green building trends focus on eco-friendly building practices and materials. While a single green building practice delivers benefits, a comprehensive green building strategy can result in an affordable new home that has lower energy costs throughout its life.<\/p>\n<p>Will you pay a premium for an eco-friendly home? Not at all. In fact, your new home will likely pay you a dividend year after year in the form of an eco-friendly lifestyle and low energy costs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Go Green Trends According to OPUS Homes Go Green Guide, the following trends create healthier, more energy efficient homes: EnergySaving Design Elements and Products &#8211; Energy savings can be built right into your home through the use of insulated windows, energy-efficient heating and air conditioning systems, EnergyStar appliances and water heaters, and low flow toilets &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/go-green-trends-for-your-new-home\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Go Green Trends for your New Home&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opus-homes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}