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Natural Housebuilders & Terry Davenport Design
100% Commited to Building Energy Star Homes | Green Badge Count | | 11 |
| Green Badge Value: |
| 266 |
http://www.naturalhousebuilder.net Nature of Business: Energy efficient small custom home builder.
Mission: To produce low carbon producing homes using the passivhaus standard.
Relation to Your Community: We like to deal or shop locally, from people that wind up becomming our friends.
Sustainability Goals Your Company Embraces: We love sustainability. We buy only what we need. Products need to last longer so that the sustainability can catch up to the harvesting of materials. So we typicially spec durable materials in our homes.
Additional Green Directory Listings
Green Badges | Reducing toxic emissions
reason We try to not buy toxic chemicals. The homes that we design and construct have no exhaust pipe. Emissions from buildings account for one quarter of the pollution in the USA, |
 | Minimizing use of non-renewables
reason We try to use low embodied energy products in our homes. |
 | Using recycled materials
reason I now use cellulose insulation in my homes. It has high recycle content, made of newspaper. |
 | Using sustainably produced material
reason Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) stamped lumber. |
 | Reducing waste
reason Measure twice, cut once. The design of a home comes into play if you want to save materials. A two foot module works to save the most, in my opinion. |
 | Using local raw materials
reason We like to deal or shop locally. |
 | Using renewable energy
reason I install solar hydronics systems on most of my projects. In the summer the hot glycol temperature can reach 300f. We should look to the sun for solving our problems. |
 | Using sustainable building designs
reason Build small. Build Passivehaus standard developed in Scandinavia. |
 | Energy efficient equipment
reason Solar hydronics. |
 | Using fuel efficient vehicles
reason We ride bicycles. |
 | Paying living wages to employees
reason We pay above the living wage. A living wage is what a laborer starts out at in construction. |
