“It’s easier and more economical to add green features when you’re building a home or buying a new home,” said Joe Ring, executive vice president of land services with Park Towne, a real estate development company. “It gives you a unique opportunity to control the quality of your environment and leave less of a carbon footprint behind.”
It takes a long time to acquire all of the right things for a home. If a house doesn’t’ have green features when you moved in, it may be many years before you get around to adding them.
And that, says Ring, can be a more costly undertaking when green building is done after the fact.
If an energy efficient environment is at the top of your priority list, consider the difference in buying a used home versus a new home.
“When you buy a used home,
almost everything you’re buying is used,” Ring explained. “That means you won’t know what the efficiency level may be.”
If you’re losing energy due to insulation, it’s easy to add more insulation in the attic, but it may be difficult to completely improve the energy efficiency throughout the house.
“To do that,” Ring said, “you might have to take out walls and update the construction. These can be big, costly projects that many homeowners would rather forego.”
When you buy a new home, you’re buying the newest building techniques, improved energy efficiency, and airtight construction.
The bottom line is this: “When you build a home, you can tailor it to fit your lifestyle and needs. Building gives you more choices— to have a more energy efficient environment and customized features that perfectly match the home you’ve always wanted,” said Ring.
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A new home offers big-time benefits
“When you buy a new home, there are more opportunities to make it your own right from the start,” said Ring.
“You can select some of the design features, plus, you’ll have a one year warranty.”
If you’re looking for a new home, consider the advantages of living in a brand new home.
Some of those reasons for buying a brand new home aren’t always obvious.
Here are some of the features that draw home buyers to buying a brand new home versus a “used” home which they “inherit” from a previous home owner.
• Share in Building a Community: It’s fulfilling and fun to be part of a community you grow with.
New communities like Conservancy Place, offer plenty of features like walking trails and parks with brand new, family-friendly amenities.
• The joy of having new, never been used features. It goes without saying that if you buy a brand new home, you won’t have to spend time scraping off old wallpaper and paint to customize it to your family’s needs.
What you will have is more time to enjoy your home as its first residents.
• Where technology comes together: New homes can accommodate the latest high-tech offices, entertainment areas and security systems.
Plus, older homes hardly ever have enough outlets to accommodate the lifestyles of today’s homeowners.
• Greener, more energy efficient. Builders are promoting more energy efficient homes by incorporating a wide variety of good building practices and materials.
A home may be built on a lot to take advantage of shade and sunlight, have numerous energy efficient appliances, solar shingles, light-conserving windows, and use recycled materials that benefits the homeowner as well as the environment.
