There’s a lot of hype these days surrounding the “go green” revolution. The concept of going “green” has been somewhat hi-jacked, manipulated, and contorted from its original meaning. And while the phrase certainly can instigate some negative emotions, Gravell and Company, a San Antonio home builder, wants you to know what it means for them to practice “green building”.
Gravell and Company was recently awarded with the Green Project of the Year by the Greater San Antonio Builders Association for their Certified Green Retrofit Project on an older home in Monte Vista. What does that mean? They successfully remodeled a historic home that had run its course on efficiency and improved it by up to 40%. This impressive feat was accomplished on an architecturally traditional home by using proper building techniques that all quality projects should have.
Whether your label on a project is “green” or not doesn’t matter; it’s about quality. And quality is green. Gravell and Company is one of a very few San Antonio builders to build with such quality in mind for all projects. Quality means building solid, efficient, healthy to live in homes with the best value in mind for the customer.
So what considerations go into a “green” home project? More than you could imagine. Some factors include site selection, energy efficiency inside and out, water efficiency, homeowner education, and many more. What products contribute to a “green” home build? LED or compact fluorescent lighting, pre-fab construction, geothermal and/or high efficiency conventional HVAC systems, upgraded insulation, high efficiency plumbing systems, and recycled building materials. The consideration that goes into all of these factors and the products that are used build incredible value into your project so it will not only increase your home’s value, it will save you money contribute to a more efficient use of resources (heat, power, water, etc.) from your community.
Gravell and Company extends the “green/quality” mindset to all projects from traditional home remodels, to contemporary new builds and everything in between. You can see some of the great projects completed with this mindset on the Gravell and Co. Website. Gravell and Co. builds and remodels homes in Boerne, Cordillera Ranch,Alamo Heights TX, and the greater San Antonio area.
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