Are USModular Homes in Irvine Energy Star Certified, LEED Certified, and Environmentally Friendly?
Modular homes in Irvine are more energy efficient and friendlier on the environment than site built residential buildings. Make your customized home as green as it can be with a prefab home!
Its clear that ‘going green’ is prominent to the residents of Irvine. From green shopping, green cars and green architecture, green hotels, and green dining and activities, its evident Irvine residents have the environment on the brain in all parts of life.
USModular is compelled to saving you as much money, both now and in the short term, as possible. We also know that its our responsibility as home builders to preserve the environment as much as possible.
Assembling homes off-site and in a controlled factory allows us to make the most of reutilizing and recycling processes, inventory and garbage control, and humidity control. Each of our customized modular residential buildings comes standard with many environmentally friendly aspects. USModular uses green Low E windows, low flow valves, pex water piping, fiberglass batt insulation, and many more environmentally friendly options. Our design teams and architects work closely with homeowners and home builders from throughout the country to guarantee that the prefabricated project is LEED Certified in at least one of the four certification levels.
Four Tiers of LEED Certification in Irvine
LEED certification in Irvine is a point based approach with which building projects earn LEED points for attaining specific “green building’ standards. Categories are based on energy efficiency, materials used, indoor air quality, sustainability, and water efficiency. The number of points earned establishes which level 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 Irvine area, visit https://usgbc-oc. org/index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=143.
The LEED Certification Level That’s Right For You
At USModular, we help you determine the most beneficial certification path for your prefab customized home and give you the means and assets you need to have a direct and measurable effect on your home or building’s performance, both in your wallet and in your carbon foot print.
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