Are USModular Homes in El Monte LEED Certified, Environmentally Friendly, and Energy Star Certified?
Modular homes in El Monte are friendlier on the environment and greener than site built homes. Make your home as green as it can be with a new modular home!
Its no secret that ‘going green’ is prominent to the dwellers of El Monte. From green shopping, green cars and green architecture, green hotels, and green dining and activities, its clear El Monte dwellers have the environment in the forefront in all aspects of living.
USModular is committed to saving you as much money and time as possible. We also know that it is our responsibility to defend the environment as much as we are able to.
Building homes off-site and in a controlled factory allows us to make the most of reprocessing and recycling methods, inventory and waste control, and humidity control. Each of our customized modular homes comes with standard energy saving features. USModular always uses energy efficient Low E windows, pex water piping, fiberglass batt insulation, low flow valves, and many more environmentally friendly options. Our architects, engineers, and design team work personally with homeowners and home builders nationwide to guarantee that the prefabricated project is LEED Certified in one out of the four certification tiers.
4 Levels of LEED Certification in El Monte
LEED certification in El Monte is a point based system in which building projects earn LEED points for attaining specific “green building’ benchmarks. Categories are based on energy efficiency, materials used, indoor air quality, sustainability, and water efficiency. The number of points earned determines which rank of LEED Certification the project receives. LEED certification is available in four progressive 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 El Monte area, visit http://www. metro-magazine. com/news/list/tag/leed-certification. aspx.
The LEED Certification Route That’s Right For You
At USModular, we help you determine the most beneficial certification path for your new modular home and give you the means and assets you need to have an instantaneous and noticeable impression on your home or building’s performance, both in your environmental foot print and in your wallet.
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