Why Build Green

Most Raleigh custom home builders claim to build green. “Energy efficient homes” has become an attractive buzzword that often means different things to different builders. At Blue Heron Signature Homes, we build in compliance with the National Green Building Standard (NGBS), the only green building rating system approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Furthermore, every custom home we build is certified by third-party inspectors.

Home Innovation NGBS Green Certified logoBut why? What is lost in all the marketing are the reasons to build green. Those reasons may differ from builder to builder. For us, we build NGBS Green Certified homes simply because the end product is better. Let us explain…

Healthy Environments

If you have ever been to a Green Certified home, you know they feel different. All of those ambient noises you hear in other homes – wind hitting the house, traffic driving by, someone watching TV on the other side of the house – are dampened. The home feels cozier, better insulated.

This feeling comes because the home is designed to provide a healthier living environment for its occupants. The entire home is built with advanced framing techniques utilizing 2×6 exterior walls. Our wall sheathing helps to limit moisture problems that are the root of a host of problems in other homes, including insect and rodent infestations and mold growth. In addition, our roof sheathing blocks up to 97% of the radiant heat in the roof panel from flowing into the attic.

With a Blue Heron custom home, you can be confident you’re receiving the best green home features available. As third-party inspectors will verify, your home will be a healthy, comfortable place to live now and decades down the road.

Being a Good Neighbor

Of course building green makes us a figurative good neighbor. However, we build NGBS Green Certified custom homes because it will literally make you a better neighbor. Your energy-efficient home is constructed to have a lower carbon footprint. Requiring less maintenance and fewer fixes, our home will also create less pollution and use fewer resources in the long-run.

In addition, we work to preserve established trees and other natural resources during construction. You and your neighbors will enjoy more shade during the hot summer months. Plus, the trees will help prevent stormwater runoff.

If you decide to build a luxury custom home, you should have the best home possible. That is exactly what you will have if you build a Green Certified home with Blue Heron. Ask us about energy-efficient features you would like to see in your home.