Benefits of Using Reclaimed Materials

Building green is the hottest home construction trend and you can make your home even greener by using reclaimed products in conjunction with our house plans. Not only do reclaimed products save resources but they give you a sense of character and history that you can’t get with off-the-shelf products.  But there are other benefits […]

Four Benefits of Bamboo Flooring

If you want a chic green floor, bamboo is the material you want. With all the properties of hardwood floors you might be surprised that this floor is actually constructed from a type of grass and has many of the same benefits as hardwood flooring. Here are some of the things you need to know […]

Top Three Green House Plans

It’s the time of year when green begins to appear in the landscape and in the shops, but while you put on your bit of green for St. Patrick’s Day there are other ways you can be green too.  Shopping for green house plans is one of many ways that you can help the environment and […]

Exclusive ENERGY STAR®/Green homes

America’s only collection of ENERGY STAR® approved house plans The House Designers, the leading online source for residential blueprints and stock house plans, and ENERGY STAR® have put together the ONLY collection of ENERGY STAR® approved house plans to promote consumers and builders to build eco-friendly, energy efficient homes. This collection of exclusive green house […]

Tips For Saving On Home Heating

With winter around the corner and increase in the cost of home heating this year, many homeowners are turning to supplementary heating products like fireplaces, stoves and inserts to help take the burn out of high heating costs. You should definitely start planning early to prepare for winter. You should purchase your new heating product […]

Interest Grows for Building Green

Interest in building an energy-draining dream home that comes with high costs and wasteful space is fast becoming a thing of the past. Today’s homeowners are very savvy about energy-efficiency and economics. The economy has swiftly changed us from excessive pampering to practical living. Helping to make that road easier are architects and designers, builders […]

Benefits of Building A Green Home

Interest in building an energy-draining dream home that comes with high costs and wasteful space is fast becoming a thing of the past. Today’s homeowners are very savvy about energy-efficiency and economics. The economy has swiftly changed us from excessive pampering to practical living. Helping to make that road easier are architects and designers, builders […]

Homeowners spending wisely

When it comes to new home construction and home improvement most consumers are not looking for bigger and better, but rather higher quality and energy-efficiency so they can live comfortably without sacrificing amenities. That means that homeowners with 5,000 plus square footage and two occupants are realizing that heating and maintaining a home that size […]