THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
Chantal Contreras , NAHB President at CSULB
ensuring clean water , and conserving water usage . The goal of sustainable buildings is high performance through construction and development techniques , materials , and designs that minimize the home ’ s impact on the environment and conservation natural resources . Sustainable buildings are moving towards using more efficient systems ; some of the energy conservation systems include high-performance windows , energyefficient appliances , lighting , better insulation , and HVAC systems .
Another important factor that contributes to green building is water conserving systems such as waterefficient appliances , fixtures , filtration systems , and low-maintenance landscaping and irrigation systems . Using better resources like high performance engineered wood , wood
150 May 2018