Are USModular Homes in Carlsbad Environmentally Friendly, Energy Star Certified, and LEED Certified?
Modular homes in Carlsbad are greener and more energy efficient than site built residential buildings. Make your customized home as green as it can be with a new modular home!
Its clear that ‘going green’ is an important priority to the residents of Carlsbad. From green architecture, green hotels and green dining and activities, green shopping, and green cars, its evident Carlsbad 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 take full advantage of reusing and recycling methods, 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 make sure that their own modular projects is LEED Certified at one of the 4 levels of certification.
Four Tiers of LEED Certification in Carlsbad
LEED certification in Carlsbad is a point based approach with which building projects earn LEED points for accomplishing specific “green building’ criteria. Categories are based on indoor air quality, sustainability, water efficiency, energy efficiency, and materials used. 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 Carlsbad area, visit http://www. gbig. org/places/1280.
The LEED Certification Direction That’s Right For You
At USModular, we help you determine the right insurance certification path for your new modular customized home and give you the sources and tools you need to have an immediate and noticeable impact on your home or building’s performance, both in your wallet and in your carbon foot print.
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