Are USModular Homes in Orange Environmentally Friendly, Energy Star Certified, and LEED Certified?
Modular homes in Orange are greener and more energy efficient than site built residential buildings. Make your customized home as green as it can be with a custom prefabricated home!
Its clear that ‘going green’ is prominent to the residents of Orange. From green shopping, green cars and green architecture, green hotels, and green dining and activities, its evident Orange residents have the environment on their minds in all parts of their lives.
USModular is compelled to saving you as much money, both now and in the future, as possible. We also know that its our responsibility as home builders to care for the environment as much as we can.
Assembling homes off-site and in a controlled factory allows us to make the most of reusing and recycling techniques, inventory and garbage control, and humidity control. Each of our customized modular residential buildings comes standard with many environmentally friendly aspects. We use energy efficient Low E windows, fiberglass batt insulation, low flow valves, pex water piping, and many more environmentally friendly options. Our design teams and architects work directly with homeowners and home builders from throughout the country to guarantee that the prefabricated project is LEED Certified at one of the 4 levels of certification.
Four Tiers of LEED Certification in Orange
LEED certification in Orange is a point based approach with which building projects earn LEED points for attaining specific “green building’ criteria. Categories are based on energy efficiency, materials used, indoor air quality, sustainability, and water efficiency. The number of points earned establishes which tier of LEED Certification the project receives. LEED certification is attainable in four gradual tiers according to the following scale:
There are 100 base points, and certification tiers are as follows:
- Certified 40-49 points
- Silver 50-59 points
- Gold 60-79 points
- Platinum 80 points and above
To learn more about the LEED certification and green initiatives for the Orange area, visit https://usgbc-oc. org/index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=143.
The LEED Certification Direction That’s Right For You
At USModular, we help you determine the most beneficial certification path for your custom prefabricated customized home and give you the means and assets you need to have an immediate and visible impact on your home or building’s performance, both in your wallet and in your carbon foot print.
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