Earth Friendly Building Materials in Arizona Homes
In continuing with the theme of our last blog post, we thought we would highlight a couple of options being used by Arizona builders for the construction of environmentally friendly homes.
One building material being used in some homes is a new kind of block made from a material called autoclaved aerated concrete ("AAC"). AAC is a precast, manufactured building block made from all-natural raw materials that is highly adaptable to different architectural needs. Although it has been used in Europe for many years, it is just now gaining traction in America. The blocks will not decompose and emit no harmful gases if burned. They also make a home nearly soundproof.
One Phoenix builder, Edwards Design Group, has opened its own AAC masonry group and uses the material in many homes they build.
To learn more about AAC, read this excellent article from pathnet.org.
Some builders are also building homes with lower energy costs by slightly reducing the size of the windows or placing a light tent on the windows. A talented builder will know how to seamlessly incorporate the windows into a home so they don't look unusual. An architect in Phoenix recently built the ultimate environmentally friendly home, using every state-of-the art technique available, including these types of windows. You can read more about it here.
To take a tour of "green" homes in and around the Phoenix area, call us today!
One building material being used in some homes is a new kind of block made from a material called autoclaved aerated concrete ("AAC"). AAC is a precast, manufactured building block made from all-natural raw materials that is highly adaptable to different architectural needs. Although it has been used in Europe for many years, it is just now gaining traction in America. The blocks will not decompose and emit no harmful gases if burned. They also make a home nearly soundproof.
One Phoenix builder, Edwards Design Group, has opened its own AAC masonry group and uses the material in many homes they build.
To learn more about AAC, read this excellent article from pathnet.org.
Some builders are also building homes with lower energy costs by slightly reducing the size of the windows or placing a light tent on the windows. A talented builder will know how to seamlessly incorporate the windows into a home so they don't look unusual. An architect in Phoenix recently built the ultimate environmentally friendly home, using every state-of-the art technique available, including these types of windows. You can read more about it here.
To take a tour of "green" homes in and around the Phoenix area, call us today!
Labels: AAC, energy conservation, environment, Phoenix, real estate
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