Energy-Efficient & Green Building in Richmond, VA
Custom Built Green Homes
Raising the bar on energy-efficiency.
Built from a passion to construct innovative and energy-efficient homes with pride, intelligence and commitment, our focus is as simple as this:
To create a higher standard of home.
Evergreen Homecrafters operates on environmental stewardship with a passion to lessen our footprints within the home building industry.
It’s in service of this mission that we craft homes through green building practices that offer more to you than just lowered utility costs.
High Performance, Energy Efficient Homes for Your Family
From selecting the right building materials to the entire home, green building enables both quality and sustainability to create a long-lasting, eco-friendly home for you and your family.
This means we build your home using energy, water and building materials that reduce the impact on both environmental and human health.
It means the environmental impact of your home is minimized during and after the building process.
EarthCraft-Certified Custom Homes for Minimized Environmental Impact
When it comes to building semi-custom and custom homes, it can seem near impossible to find ways to save money and minimize your overall home costs. Building your home, from the ground up, is already a lofty investment as is.
It can be tricky to lower your costs as a homeowner but what if you could invest now and save along the way?
Picture a building program that offers you a blueprint for reduced energy costs, sustainable development and environmental protection throughout your semi-custom or custom home’s building process.
With EarthCraft Virginia (now Viridiant) homes, you won’t have to start your green building process blindly. Through reduced energy methods, sustainable processes and an eco-friendly imprint, you’ll have a high performance home built to withstand the many years you’ll live in it — with minimal impact on the earth.
Reducing Home Costs with Green Building in Richmond, VA
After paying the mortgage, your utility costs to heat, cool and operate your home make up the next highest monthly expenditure. Following the guidelines of the EarthCraft House Program, money-saving and environmentally-friendly elements are built into each of our homes for less maintenance requirement and reduced operating costs.
With these green building methods and meticulous attention to detail during the construction phase, we construct homes that work to minimize these costs, enhance indoor air quality and improve the quiet and comfort of your home.
Evergreen Homecrafters LLC works to help meet the daily challenges of:
- High & volatile energy costs
- Resource conservation
- Energy independence
- Environmental conservation
Healthier Living in High Performance Homes in Central Virginia
As an EarthCraft homeowner, you’ll reap all the benefits of a high performing, green and EarthCraft-certified house, with all the features and amenities you desire.
As opposed to a standard built house, these homes are independently tested by a third-party to verify that it meets the standards to be certified as an EarthCraft home. Compared with standard homes, EarthCraft qualified new homes use substantially less energy for heating, cooling, and hot water heating, saving homeowners up to 30% – 50% on their utility bills.
Your home will feel like a more valuable investment, saving you money and energy every day and lowering your overall total cost of homeownership.
Energy-Efficient Features
Features that keep out excessive heat, cold and noise, ensuring consistent temperatures between and across rooms to make these homes a more comfortable environment in which to live.
Enhanced Indoor Air Quality
Indoor air quality for a healthier living environment through green features that keep indoor air consistent throughout the home.
Effective Insulation
Effective insulation through properly installed insulation that meets or exceeds national code requirements in order to achieve even temperatures throughout the house while using less energy. The result is lower utilty costs and a quieter, more comfortable home.
Conditioned Crawl Spaces
Conditioned crawl spaces by insulating and sealing them from outside air to help control the temperature and moisture levels within the crawl space.
High Performing Windows & Exterior Doors
High-performance windows and exterior doors from Advanced Low-E window coatings that help keep in heat during winter and keep it ou during the summer. They also block damaging ultraviolet sunlight thta can discolor carpets and furniture.
Tight Construction & Tight HVAC Ducts
Tight construction & HVAC ducts through attention to detail by sealing all holes, cracks and seams in ducts and construction assemblis to help eliminate drafts, moisture, dust, pests and pollen. This improves comfort and the quality of indoor air, while lowering maintenance costs.
Energy-Efficient Heating & Cooling
Energy-efficient heating & cooling equipment by properly sized heating and cooling systems to use less energy, reducing utility bills. These sysems also turn on and off less frequently, removing more humidity and providing better comfort.
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