If you’re looking to build a new home, you have a few different options available. The first would be to build based on a stock home plan. The second would be to build based on a custom design.
The third would be to build a custom green home with BPC Green Builders. Our homes are designed and built to prioritize comfort, health, and energy efficiency—something that can’t be said about other new homes.
Keep reading to learn some of the many advantages you’ll receive when you work with our team on your sustainable dream home, designed specifically for you.
What Are Stock Home Plans?
Stock design plans are pre-designed home plans. Homeowners looking to build a new home can purchase the right to build their home based on the plans. They are non-exclusive and meant to be sold to many different clients.
Stock home plans are usually the least expensive option for new home construction (aside from modular homes or prefabricated homes). The plans are created to appeal to a wide range of clients and to fit a wide range of building sites and climates. But clients looking for specific characteristics or high performance are unlikely to find them building from a stock home plan. And it’s difficult to use stock home plans to create a home that is truly green.
What is a Custom (Non-Green) Home?
Truly custom homes are designed from scratch and are unique to the client. They should take into consideration the building site and climate, as well as any of the client’s preferences and priorities. However, unless the architect has training or experience with green home design, the home plans are unlikely to result in a home that meets official green building standards or certifications.
The Advantages of a Custom Green Home Design
BPC green homes feature all of the benefits of a custom home. The design is tailored to your exact specifications and needs. The architect, working alongside our team, creates plans customized to your building site. We’ll build a one-of-a-kind home that was conceived just for you, starting on day one.
But even better, our new homes—by virtue of being certified green—are higher quality and prioritize superior living conditions that non-green homes just can’t meet.
Custom Green Homes are Specifically Designed to Be Better for the Environment
We custom design our homes with the upfront goal that they will be ultra energy efficient. This means making very intentional design and construction choices from the start. BPC green homes take full advantage of your property’s unique characteristics, maximizing natural light, views, and passive solar heating and cooling opportunities. Your home’s design will also take into consideration the installation of energy-efficient heat pumps and whole-home ventilation, and use more insulation and more rigorous air sealing than a regular home would.
Once you’ve moved in, our homes use less energy and waste less energy, making them significantly more eco-friendly than other kinds of new homes.
Green Certifications Require Meeting High Standards of Quality
BPC custom green homes meet or exceed a number of different green building certification standards, including:
- ENERGY STAR for New Homes
- LEED for Homes
- Zero Energy Ready Homes
- Passive House
- Net Zero Energy Homes
- And more!
To meet the stringent requirements of these programs, a home has to be built to a higher quality than standard new construction. Being truly green is not only better from an environmental standpoint, but it’s a better home, period.
Custom Green Homes Are Healthier & More Comfortable
BPC custom green homes use state-of-the-art equipment and follow green building practices that create a healthier indoor environment and a home that’s truly comfortable to live in. They are super insulated and virtually airtight, creating consistent indoor temperatures, eliminating indoor drafts, and preventing outside air and noise pollution from entering. All our homes come with high efficiency heat pumps for heating and cooling as well as whole-home mechanical ventilation for fresh, filtered indoor air.
Learn More About BPC Custom Green Homes Today
We’re so confident in the quality and performance of our custom green homes that BPC Green Builders offers an exclusive warranty on every house we build. We have over 25 years of experience in green building in western Connecticut and the adjacent New York counties and specialize in houses that are better for you and the environment. Check out some of the homes we’ve built to understand why we are so passionate about our work.
