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General Housing Corporation is continually striving to improve our efforts to build responsibly, while minimizing our impact upon the environment.
We are a Certified Green Professional in the Homebuilders Association Green Home Building program, and have several Certified Green Professional licensed builders within our network.
Even if you decide not to have a Certified Green Built home, you can be assured that the materials chosen for your GHC home, and the methods used to build it lean heavily toward the shade of GREEN.
The following items listed are a sampling of the points available from NAHB Model Green Building guidelines when you chose General Housing Corporation |
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Green Build Points |
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Green Build Points |
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Modular Construction |
7 |
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Efficient Floor Plans |
9 |
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Advanced Framing Techniques |
8 |
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Minimizing Material Cuts |
6 |
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Detailed Framing Plan &
Material Takeoffs |
7 |
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Use of Pre-cut Materials |
6+ |
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Panelized Wall Framing System |
6 |
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Recommended Roof Overhangs |
7 |
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Drip Edge on Eave & Gamble Roof Edges |
6 |
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Reuse Salvaged Material |
5 |
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Onsite Bins for Material Reuse |
6 |
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Recycle Construction Waste Offsite |
6 |
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Low VOC Interior Paints |
6 |
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Use Locally Available, Indigenous Materials |
5 |
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Energy Star Rated Windows |
8 |
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Energy Star Exhaust in Bathrooms |
8 |
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Hot Water Delivery System |
6 |
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Water Heater Located Within 30 Feet |
9 |
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Carpet & Carpet Pad w/ "Green Label" |
6 |
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Mask HVAC Outlets During Construction |
5 |
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Vent Kitchen Range Exhaust to the Outside |
7 |
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LIST OF GHC GREEN BUILD CERTIFIED BUILDERS |
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Review our catalog of Cape Cod Home floor plans
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Ranch Home floor plans
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Two Story Home floor plans
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Check out our list of standard & optional modular home features for each series:
Signature Series standard & optional home features
Advantage Series standard & optional home features
Framework Series standard & optional home features
Questions about our Signatures Series homes? Contact us or contact your local GHC-authorized modular home builder. | 
