There many characteristics that  define a Green Home; energy efficient appliances, solar panels, solar thermal panels, rainwater harvesting collection systems and of course architectural design features that promote passive energy efficiencies. Another important aspect of Green Home Construction is often referred to as post consumer, repurposed, or recycled materials.  This is different from sustainably forested,

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Affordable, well designed homes combined with energy efficient green home systems, such as solar power, solar thermal and rainwater harvesting, have to be economically efficient  to be successful and accepted by the home purchasing community. At Las Casas Verdes the way we accomplish the combined goal of both energy and economical efficiency is through the

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A Las Casas Verdes home comes with so many standard features that make your home one of the greenest and most efficient in Austin, it is hard to imagine you can step it up a bit further, but you can. We recommend to our custom home buyers that they upgrade their home using Structural Insulated

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At Las Casas Verdes our goal is to provide a custom home, employing the highest green home standards to minimize your utility bills. Energy Efficiency at Las Casas Verdes It’s easy to forget about the small things that can help your green home be energy efficient.  Just a simple toilet flush doesn’t seem like that

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