The following list of specific standard home features and actions demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and Green building:

• Use of certified energy experts to ensure the energy efficient features of our homes are properly designed
• Third-party inspection during the construction process to ensure proper installation of products and features, including a blower door test to confirm realization of air-infiltration design goals
• Avoidance of environmentally sensitive sites
• Building with compact home density, near existing utility services and roads, on in-fill sites that minimize impact on greenland environments
• Use of landscape designs that involve limited turf and non-invasive plants (including trees to shade hardscapes), to increase water efficiency
• Use of PEX water pipes to increase pipe insulation
• Reduction of wood waste through recycling of construction wood scrap
• Installation of only sealed combustion mechanical units
• Installation of high-efficiency (90%) gas furnaces
• Sealing off of all ducts during construction
• Installation of only high performance fireplaces
• Third-party inspection of insulation
• Installation of a Radon pre-mitigation system
• Installation of high efficiency dual glazed windows with low-e coatings
• Energy Star® appliance package
• Energy saving insulated exterior doors
• Low VOC (volatile organic compound) interior paint
• Optional upgrades such as:
  • LEED certification
  • Compact florescent light bulbs
  • Low flow toilets
  • High r-value open cell foam insulation
  • Ground source heat pump
  • Non-emissive carpet pad and flooring products
  • Air filtering systems to improve indoor air quality
  • Dozens of other options tailored to each resident's needs