Tag Archives: Building a Green Home
Why Buy Green?

Why Buy Green?

on September 24, 2011

Buying a new home that is certified green brings real value to the homebuyer – value that is not found in other non-certified green homes. Affordable utility bills, third party verifications, efficiencies that will perform long after you move in. For starters. Watch the video to learn from Certified Green Professional and Pardee Homes VP [...]

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Building a Green Home: Between the Walls

Building a Green Home: Between the Walls

on September 22, 2011

Who doesn’t like a little “inside” information? And when you’re looking for a new home, you want to know about everything–including the stuff you can’t see, right? Certified Green Professional and Pardee Homes Vice President of Marketing Joyce Mason talks to you from our LivingSmart Room at Fair Oaks Ranch, where you can discover the [...]

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Building a Green Home: Framing Day

Building a Green Home: Framing Day

on September 20, 2011

We just love this part! Seeing new homes being built, and thinking about the families that will create memories here is very satisfying. And when the homes are built to our LivingSmart standards, well, that’s something to really feel good about. See for yourself what’s better about a green home built by Pardee Homes. Superintendent [...]

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Building a Green Home: The Foundation

Building a Green Home: The Foundation

on September 15, 2011

One of the first steps in building a green home is pouring the concrete. Take a peek behind the scenes at LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch with Pardee Homes Superintendent Mike Carrillo, as he walks you through the steps involved, explaining a little bit about the processes that control for quality and safety. LivingSmart [...]

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Building a Green Home: Reducing Construction Waste

Building a Green Home: Reducing Construction Waste

on September 13, 2011

A sustainable approach to new home building includes a responsible strategy for minimizing construction waste. Pardee Homes VP of Construction Ralph Pistone is onsite at our LivingSmart Homes community at Fair Oaks Ranch, and shares some of the steps we take to reduce and recycle on the jobsite. LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch recently [...]

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Building a Green Home: Sneak Peek

Building a Green Home: Sneak Peek

on September 7, 2011

There’s a lot of talk these days about green building. We’ve been asking around and we’ve learned that while the concept sounds good, a lot of people aren’t sure what that really means—or why that might be important to them when they’re shopping for a new home. We decided it was time to give you [...]

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