2007 Winner
Earth Bound Homes

Category: Sustainable Built Environment (Special Commendation)

Earth Bound Homes is a residential green building contractor that builds and remodels homes in an environmentally responsible and energy efficient manner.

Earth Bound Homes' designs and projects routinely beat the most stringent energy efficiency codes in the nation,California's Title 24, by 30-53%. Their projects incorporate building materials that are salvaged,durable, sustainable, energy efficient, and contain recycled content. A minimum of 80% of the building materials' waste generated at their sites is either salvaged or recycled.Their model home is about to be certified the greenest home in California by Build it Green's Green Point Rating System in part through its use of Structurally Insulated Panel (SIP) walls and roof, FSC certified wood framing and flooring, salvaged windows and doors, recycled redwood trim throughout, a passive solar design, tankless water heaters, and engineered water distribution systems. Earth Bound Homes considers the environmental and social consequences of all their business decisions. They believe their business will prosper only if their employees prosper, so they offer above-rate pay,health benefits and family time off to all employees. Earth Bound Homes has experienced a 200% year-over -year growth since its inception in 2002, thus proving that green home construction can be environmentally and economically motivating for both builder and client alike.

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