New Green Builder in Northeast Georgia

[GreenBuilder]

Spread the word, we need more environmentally responsible builders.

Mountain View Home Builders, of Gainesville, Georgia, recently qualified as a green home builder under the Department Of Energy’s Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program. Energy Star homes use up to 50% less energy to maintain than conventional homes. To date, they have built four homes that qualify for the EnergyStar label and plan to make all their future homes EnergyStar qualified. The company is also certified under several other green building programs including Jackson EMC “Right Choiceâ€, Georgia Power EnergyStar, and the U.S. Dept. of Energy “Builders Challenge Programâ€. Mountain View Home Builders is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. During 2009, the company plans to be certified under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. The LEED green building rating system provides standards for environmentally sustainable construction. Also during 2009, the company plans to become a certified builder under the EarthCraft House program of the Atlanta Home Builders Association. The EarthCraft House program is recognized nationally as the leading residential green building program. For more information on how Mountain View Home Builders is pioneering green building in the Northeast Georgia area, visit their website at... http://www.mvhomebuilders.com Phone: 770-654-3435 or e-mail at mvhomebuilders@bellsouth.net.

Also visit these other websites to learn more about the Green Building Programs mentioned above.

EnergyStar- http://www.energystar.gov

EarthCraft House- http://www.earthcrafthouse.com/

U.S. Green Building Council- http://www.usgbc.org/

LEED Program- http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222

Right Choice- http://www.jacksonemc.com/Why-Buy-Right-Choice.137.0.html

Georgia Power Energy Star- http://www.georgiapower.com/energystar/

Builders Challenge- http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/chal...homebuyers.html

[mountainhiker]

http://www.mvhomebuilders.com Phone: 770-654-3435 or e-mail at mvhomebuilders@bellsouth.net.

Excellent reference, have some people that will be interested in checking this builder out.