Green Building

The Green Building movement is gaining momentum with the recent approval of The National Green Building Standard, ICC-700 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The Green Building Standard provides builders and government agencies with guidance for safe and sustainable building practices for residential construction. Some of the key areas of this approved standard are in lot design, rainwater collection, energy conservation, and homeowner education.

The new Standard could help the Village to evaluate and measure the performance of a project based on many existing systems such as the International Energy Conservation Code, the LEED rating system, Energy Star, and others.

You can participate in the Green Movement very easily, starting with some of the new LED lighting options now available for home use. LED lighting provides a longer lasting light than compact fluorescents and uses even less energy for the same amount of light. Rain water collection is also an easy first step in conserving resources. By using collection barrels to store rain water for use in watering lawns, gardens, or washing your car, you will have chlorine free, naturally softened water that can even lower your water bill.

We at the Village will be listening to our residents and keeping up with the developments in the Green Building movement to help maintain ongoing safe and sustainable construction.