Green Building Features
Efficient Water Design
Each Winmore home is designed with water conservation features. Look for solutions such as dual flush toilets, water efficient dishwashers and clothes washers, as well as water efficient showerheads and faucets.
Effective Insulation
Properly installed insulation with air sealing upgrades in floors, walls and attics ensures even temperatures throughout your home, while using less energy. The result is lower utility costs and a quieter, more comfortable home.
Sealed Crawl Spaces
This advanced building technique greatly improves moisture control and brings significant energy savings. The results include a more comfortable, humidity controlled house with greatly increased durability.
High Performance Low-E Windows
Low-E windows have advanced coatings and construction that helps keep heat in during winter and out during summer. The coating blocks damaging ultra-violet sunlight protecting your carpeting and furnishings from discoloration.
High Efficiency HVAC systems
Advanced and efficient HVAC systems properly sized for the home use less energy, resulting in increased comfort, decreased humidity in the summer and reduced utility bills.
Tight Construction and Tight Ducts
Advanced techniques for sealing holes in the home’s envelope and ducts help reduce drafts, moisture, dust, pollen, pests and noise.
Fresh Air Ventilation
Fresh Air ventilation regularly refreshes your home by introducing clean, filtered and conditioned air into the home.
LP TechsShield Radiant Barrier
Radiant Barrier reduces attic temperatures by 25 degrees during summer months. Cooler attics mean lower utility bills, increased home comfort and the additional ability to store more delicate items in the attic.
Independent Testing and Stringent Green Standards
Third-party, independent testing verifies that the rigorous Energy Star standards are met throughout the entire construction process. Additionally, all homes in Winmore meet Winmore Green Builder Standards that espouse strong site planning, energy efficient building, energy efficient lighting and appliances, resource efficient design, resource efficient building materials, excellent indoor air quality and efficient water utilization.
Solar Hot Water System
Solar hot water refers to water heated by solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage, and a reservoir or tank for heat storage and subsequent use.
Dual Flush Toilets
Already used extensively outside of the North America, dual-flush toilets are another innovative technology that can conserve water. A simple concept, dual-flush toilets use a full 1.6 gallon flush for solids and a reduced volume, 1.1 gallon flush for liquids.
No VOC Paints and Low VOC Sealants
Indoor air is three times more polluted than outdoor air, and according to the EPA, is considered to be one of the top 5 hazards to human health. Paints and finishes are among the leading causes.
Paints and finishes release low level toxic emissions into the air for years after application. The source of these toxins is a variey of VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) which, until recently, were essential to the performance of the paint.
New environmental regulations, and consumer demand, have led to the development of low-VOC and zero-VOC paints and finishes. Most paint manufacturers now produce one or more non-VOC variety of paint. These new paints are durable, cost-effective and less harmful to human and environmental health.
Energy Star Appliances
Did you know that the average home spends about $1,900 on energy costs every year? With ENERGY STAR appliances you can save $80 a year in energy costs, while saving the environment. ENERGY STAR qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10–50% less energy and water than standard models. The money you save on your utility bills can more than make up for the cost of a more expensive but more efficient ENERGY STAR model.
Rain Harvesting Systems
Cisterns are underground containers that hold rainwater harvested from the rooves of buildings. When the cistern is full, a switch is triggered to divert the overflow into natural areas, saving on the use of potable water for outdoor watering.