I had prepared this video a while back but for some reason never made it to the website. Cleaning up my desktop I came across it and felt compeled to share it with everyone. This is a short version of the other videos I posted while these award winning homes were being built. Enjoy…

Tags: Athens Eco Friendly Homes, Athens Ga Energy Star, Athens GA green building, Custom Home, green builder

In this video we take you through the process and testing that goes into certifying a home under the EarthCraft House program. We will first give you a demostration on how you can measure a home’s airleakage by conducting a blower door test, then we perform a duct blaster test on the air duct system to determine how air tight they are, and last we discuss other items that go into the final inspection. Many of the subjects discuss here are similar to that of the Energy Star New Home Program.

Tags: Air Sealing, Athens GA green building, Blower Door Test, Duct Blaster Test, Ductwork and Air Handler, energy efficiency, Homebuyer Education, indoor-airplus

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

Tags: Air Sealing, Athens GA green building, Ductwork and Air Handler, Energy Efficient Lighting, Energy Star Appliances, Energy Star Lighting, Heating and Cooling Equipment, Indoor Pollutant Control, Low VOC, Resource Efficient Building Materials, Roof, Water Conservation Indoor, Water Conservation Outdoor, Watersense, Windows

 Joining me as I take you through the different construction stages of building an EarthCraft House, we will explore the different features and building techniques that can be applied during the construction process to ultimate produce a High Performance home.

Tags: Advance Framing, Air Sealing, Athens GA green building, Ductwork and Air Handler, Insulation, Resource Efficient Building Materials, Resource Efficient Design, Roof, Waste Management, Windows