Homebuilder and homebuyers across the country are increasingly interested in green build. What makes a home green?
Green building means improving the way that homes and homebuilding site use energy, water and materials to reduce impacts on human health and the environment.
Building a green home means making environmentally-preferable and sustainable decisions throughout the building process- decisions that will minimize the environmental impact of the home while it is being built and over the many years it will be lived in.
What does this mean for Lake City and the people that are looking to buy a home here in Lake City? Well here are some elements that should be considered:
- Energy-efficient construction techniques and products
- Improve indoors environments—preferable materials and building practices
- Water-efficient products and processes
- Energy options when possible
- Waste reduction and recycling during the process
- Smart growth and land development practices

