Mountain View Home Builders, of Gainesville, Georgia, recently qualified as a green home builder under the Department Of Energy’s Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program. Energy Star homes use up to 50% less energy to maintain than conventional homes. To date, they have built four homes that qualify for the EnergyStar label and plan to make all their future homes EnergyStar qualified.
The company is also certified under several other green building programs including Jackson EMC “Right Choice”, Georgia Power EnergyStar, and the U.S. Dept. of Energy “Builders Challenge Program”.
Mountain View Home Builders is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. During 2009, the company plans to be certified under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. The LEED green building rating system provides standards for environmentally sustainable construction. Also during 2009, the company plans to become a certified builder under the EarthCraft House program of the Atlanta Home Builders Association. The EarthCraft House program is recognized nationally as the leading residential green building program.
For more information on how Mountain View Home Builders is pioneering green building in the Northeast Georgia area, visit their website at... http://www.mvhomebuilders.com
Phone: 770-654-3435
E-mail at mvhomebuilders@
Also visit these other websites to learn more about the Green Building Programs mentioned above.
EnergyStar- http://www.energystar.gov
EarthCraft House- http://www.earthcrafthouse.com/
U.S. Green Building Council- http://www.usgbc.org/
LEED Program- http://www.usgbc.org/
Right Choice- http://www.jacksonemc.com/
Georgia Power Energy Star- http://www.georgiapower.com/
Builders Challenge- http://www1.eere.energy.gov/
