THE NEW GREEN BUILDING CODE FOR EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE
There have been some new requirements to the IRC (International Residential Code) and the IECC (International Energy Conservation Code). I will take a few blogs to define and explain some of the recent changes.
Performing a Blower-Door test – The Blower Door Test measures the air tightness of the building after the home is built and roughed in. This will insure that the homes insulation envelope in less than or equal to 7 ACH (Air Changes per Hour). This will make it a priority that any air leaks discovered must be sealed.
Designing a home that is air tight and building and test that home is expensive and will add $500.00 to a $1000.00 to the hard cost of a home depending on the size. The pay back in energy savings will be negligible because all the systems that make a house tight have been incorporated into home construction for many years but now your will be required to proves it with an expensive test. I suppose it will eliminate a small percentage of the low quality national home builders who routinely find ways to get the energy ratings without spending the time and effort to insure the quality of their product.
But for most of us it is just another cost. You see great homes are created by design they don’t just happen. Although the causal observer may think that the décor of a home just happened, it really was planned and started way back with the initial design concepts. We are MARK ENGLISH BUILDERS and are an EVERGREEN COLORADO CUSTOM HOME BUILDER and have been creating dramatic homes for over 30 years. If You are in the market for renovating, or building a home, please contact us. We will be happy to discuss Your building plans with You. So give us a call at 303-674-0148, Email us at markenglishbuilder@msn.com , or visit us on the web at www.EvergreenColoradoLiving.com . We are the ONE STOP SHOP for all Your EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE and CONIFER COLORADO REAL ESTATE needs- from Real Estate; to building, to financing; we will save You time and money. Don’t forget to register for Your FREE BUYER INCENTIVES.
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