We were pioneers in green building before the term was created. Our solar earth-berm home was constructed in 1984 and brought together many innovations in building design to create an extremely efficient example of active and passive systems.

As a member of the National Association of Home Builders we are currently completing a new home which will be one of the first in California to obtain a NAHB Green Certification in residential construction.

We are listed on NAHBGreen as a certified green builder, and have recently completed a certification course for the National Green Building Standard.

In 2007 the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) partnered to form to establish a much-needed and nationally-recognizable standard definition of what is meant by "Green Building."

A consensus committee was formed to develop this standard in compliance with the requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The resulting ANSI approved ICC-700-2008 National Green Building Standard defines green building for single and multifamily homes, residential remodeling projects and site development projects while still allowing for the flexibility required for regionally-appropriate best green practices. For more info on the Green Building Standard, go to http://www.nahbgreen.org/Guidelines/ansistandard.aspx

For more information on residential green building: www.nahbgreen.org