Sustainable

C.R. Young strives to serve our clients by giving them options that create or transform their home while creating a better environment for our planet before, during and after the building or remodel process.

A green or sustainable home is a structure that is designed, built, renovated, operated, or reused in an ecological and resource-efficient manner. “Sustainable” or “Green” homes are designed to meet certain objectives such as protecting health, using energy, water, and other resources more efficiently, and reducing the overall impact on the environment and our planet.

Most homes can reach energy efficiency levels far beyond regulatory standards, yet most only strive to meet the minimum.
We use the following strategies to achieving this goal:
– Passive design strategies, including home shape and orientation, passive solar design, and the use of natural lighting.
– Properly sized and energy-efficient heat/cooling systems in conjunction with thermally efficient walls, roofs and floors.
– Maximize light colors for roofing and wall finish materials.
– Install high value wall and ceiling insulation and use minimal glass on east and west exposures.
– Consider alternative and renewable energy sources.