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Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

SanFranciscoPlumbingReviews — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:13:04 +0000

When you think of manufactured homes, you might think of the ranch house with vinyl siding that you gingerly pass on the interstate as it travels on the back of a wide-load truck. You might also think about a LEED Platinum home and imagine a roof spotted with photovoltaic panels, windmill in the front yard, and geothermal dug deep into the ground. The newest offering from New World Home turns both of these ideas on their heads. This home in Cobb County Georgia is the first LEED Plat

Green homes use less energy, have more high-tech features (Las Vegas Sun)

SanFranciscoPlumbingReviews — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:57:45 +0000

Imagine a residential home that uses 65 percent less energy during peak hours than a traditional home and that allows residents to monitor all of their energy use at the touch of a button.

Using geo-thermal heating (CTV Toronto)

SanFranciscoPlumbingReviews — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:31:33 +0000

Imagine heating your home by digging holes in your backyard. It’s called geo-thermal heating. It’s expensive up front, but is it practical in the long run?