Sustainable Development, LLC

Environmental concerns, dependence on foreign oil, water shortages,
vanishing species, all these factors are increasing the awareness of the
need to be better stewards of the earth and its resources. Sustainable or
green homes are one way to turn that awareness into action and make a
positive difference to the environment every day.

What is a Green Home?
A sustainable or green home is one that is built to standards that exceed
common building practices and many code requirements. The most
recognized national standards for Green building are maintained by LEED
(Leadership in En ergy and Environmental Design)

Why Buy Our Green Homes?
LEED is currently adapting its proven standards for commercial construction
to residential construction through the LEED for Homes Pilot Demonstration.
Sustainable Development, LLC is recognized as a builder participating in the
LEED for Homes Pilot Demonstration and is committed to following the
standards of sustainable building practices.

Our green homes are designed and built to be comfortable, environmentally
friendly, realistically affordable, but with a discriminating eye for quality. We
work with LEED to create an environmentally sustainable home that fits your
lifestyle and costs less to operate than conventional homes.

Click Income Opportunity if you know someone who may be interested in
buying a sustainable home. If they purchase a house from us, you will
receive $1,000 upon closing.

What are the advantages of buying Green?

Green homes cost 30% to 50% less to operate according to the
U.S Green Building Council. This is due to increased insulation
and more efficient equipment that reduces heating and air
conditioning and water usage.
Green homes are better for the environment because they use
less energy, less water, and are built with a lower impact on the
environment.
Green homeowners are happier with their homes than other
homeowners.

What is the U.S. Green Building Council?
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the nation’s foremost coalition
of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote
buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places
to live and work. More than 8,500 member organizations and a network of 75
regional chapters are united to advance the mission of transforming the
building industry to sustainability.

The U.S. Green Building Council's core purpose is to transform the
way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated,
enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and
prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

What is LEED? According to the U.S. Green Building Council website, the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building
Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design,
construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED
gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an
immediate and measurable impact on their buildings; performance. LEED
promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing
performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:
sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials
selection, and indoor environmental quality.