Luis Imery is interviewed by Walton EMC’s media director Greg Brooks. These Platinum homes are the first two homes to be built in the Walton EMC power grid .

Platinum Passion

Builder’s zeal for efficient homes benefits buyers

When it comes to building an efficient, sustainable home, Luis Imery puts his money where his mouth is.

Actually, many of the extras that make a home sustainable don’t cost extra. Those that do save money from now on.

Imery is building the first Platinum-level EarthCraft homes in the Athens area. The homes are also in Walton EMC’s service territory. He’s not only going this extra mile for his own benefit; he is enthusiastic in educating the entire community about sustainable housing….( click here for full article)

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On this part of the video we will be talking about the water conservation, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency efforts to deliver a home that not only performence better than a house build to minimun code but it will save you money due to its low utility bills in perpetuity

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