Remodel Trends Green Building

Solid surface flooring in general is very energy efficient and green. Limiting carpet helps decrease indoor allergens.
Greg Hardwick
Hardwick General Contracting

Solar screens on windows cost a lot less money than replacing windows and can reduce kilowatt hours by 20 percent. You need only cover exterior windows with the screens that face south, east and west.
Tracy DeCarlo
One Stop Green Home Certification

Every job we do, NWC recommends the homeowners install Low-E windows. And on all of our jobs, we use low-VOC paint.
Nathan Cross
NWC Construction

The raw materials and today’s technology to make low-VOC paint now produce high-quality coating.
Randy Moore
Sherwin Williams

Everyone has their own needs in building green that are important to them. Someone who is sensitive to paint fumes may request low-VOC paint. If they have allergies, they ask for no carpet. It’s what’s personal and convenient. Most people are aware of the choices out there and are open to look at those options.
Stephen Gidus
PSG Construction

Energy efficient doors and windows have been on the market for a while. They’re pretty mature and you get the biggest bang for your buck. They’re a faster payback than other investments you may make.
Rob Smith
Phil Kean Designs

The biggest areas in which insulated concrete forms excel in Florida are energy efficiency—since it takes less energy to cool the home—and sustainability with our severe weather events. These blocks are steel reinforced and poured solid with no seams, so not even 100-mile per hour winds and sideways rain can intrude.
John Riddle
Greenblock

Jeld-Wen is now offering Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)-certified wood windows and patio doors as part of its Custom Wood window line which provide protection from wood decay, water saturation and termites. These new doors and windows can be found locally at Stock Building Supply and Southern Window Design.

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This Dura Supreme Cabinetry made with Lyptus wood has earned Environmental Stewardship certification by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA). Lyptus is considered a renewable hardwood because it’s grown on plantations and reaches full maturity in approximately 15 years. Available at Spence and Vaughn.

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Greenblock’s high-performance Insulated Concrete Forms are hollow polystyrene foam blocks. They’re stacked in the shape of a building’s exterior walls and serve as forms for poured concrete. Best of all, the blocks are known for their disaster resistance, energy efficiency and sustainable attributes.

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The new Persuade toilet by Kohler is WaterSense-certified through a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To be eligible for WaterSense certification, toilets must flush, on average,? 20 percent less water than the standard 1.6 gallons per flush. Available at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery.

New dryers now come with moisture sensors that help dry clothes faster and more evenly. They can save 20 percent on drying energy when used in conjunction with washers that have high-spin cycles.? Available at Aggressive Appliances.