Building Your Green Home

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From initial design to finishing trim, Ecofutures Building is equipped to build your home that is as green and as net-zero energy as you want it to be.

Our talented office design and consulting staff is prepared to guide you through a myriad of design and construction choices, rebate and incentives programs, and green building code requirements that together help shape your new home. And above all else, Ecofutures maintains a focus on preserving health, comfort and energy efficiency in your new or remodeled home.

On-site, our construction teams consist of some of the most skilled tradesmen in the state of Colorado. We take great pride in our quality work and our ability to meet demanding schedules. We have General Contractors licenses in the City of Boulder, Boulder County, Longmont, and Denver and we maintain a superior record of customer satisfaction across all of these jurisdictions.

Services within our Design/Build capacity include:

Building & Remodeling for Net-Zero Energy

Home Performance with Energy Star Testing for Targeted Energy Efficiency Retrofits

High Quality Residential Interiors & Finishing

Programs Guiding our Services and Eduction:

In 2008, Ecofutures made a commitment to build 100% of all of our new homes to meet standards set by the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technology Program Builder's Challenge. The Builder's Challenge is based on HERS ratings - a projected and verified standard for energy efficiency. The Challenge requires that homes achieve a score of HERS 70 or below. That is 15 HERS points less than Energy Star standards, but still 50 more points that we are used to achieving. As Boulder's leading net-zero energy home builder, Ecofutures Building regularly scores HERS 20 or below on all new homes, and have verified performance of HERS 0.

Learn more at the Builder's Challenge Homepage

In 2006 Ecofutures became one of three Boulder construction companies to make the commitment to build 100% of our homes as Energy Star-qualified homes. Energy Star homes meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by including a variety of energy-efficient features in their construction.

Many of Ecofutures homes go above and beyond Energy Star standards by using healthier building materials, products with the best available insulative value, the most advanced building science practices for air tightness, and mechanical equipment based around harvesting solar power.

Energy Star qualified homes provide:

Peace of mind - the government-backed Energy Star rating is an easy way to identify homes that are truly energy efficient. Build the house of your dreams and enjoy peace of mind knowing that it also meets strict efficiency standards set by the U.S. EPA.

Lower Ownership Cost - compared with standard construction, Energy Star homes use substantially less energy and combined with renewable solar electric supply, these savings can create a zero annual energy cost.

Better Performance - energy efficient improvements protect you and your family against cold, heat, drafts, moisture, pollution and noise.

Smart Investment - more and more homeowners are looking for energy efficient, comfortable, and healthy homes. By building a Energy Star home, you can be confident it will increase in value when it comes time to sell.

Environmental protection - Did you know that your home can cause more pollution than your car? 17% of all greenhouse emissions are generated from the energy used in homes; the less energy we use, the less pollution we create.

Our work is done on a Cost-Plus basis, rather than fixed bid, meaning that you get the most value from what you pay. Click here to read a 6-page editorial about this method of contracting. Additionally, we have developed a core set of documents for estimating, job costing and scheduling that keep us on track and under budget throughout the whole project to meet your needs. Please contact us to review samples of some of these documents.

Please contact our main office (303) 415-9694 or info@ecofuturesbuilding.com to arrange a time to discuss your new construction project.

OTHER RESOURCES:

The city of Fort Collins put together a great website for new home buyers and builders. It is the best high performance home package that we have found to date. We offer it in hard copy to new clients, and recommend that you read over some of the fact sheets to learn key elements affecting home performance.

Boulder's Leading Green & Zero Energy Home Builder - Residential Design/Build

Building Your Green Home