Hardboard siding and exterior trim are made from reconstituted wood fibers. This durable weather protective surface holds paint longer and won't warp or split. Carpet is made from recycled pop bottles and is naturally stain resistant. This carpet conforms to the EPA green label program for carpet products. Dual set-back thermostats automatically change the temperature while you sleep, warming up in time for coffee, lowering again while you are at work, and warming up again just in time for dinner.
Paints used throughout the house reduce the evaporation of volatile organic compounds.
These potentially toxic compounds have been outlawed in California and Europe. Finger-jointed studs are made from unused pieces of 2x4s which otherwise would have been mulched. They have been selected because they make straighter walls. The glazing glass traps heat in the home in the winter, and rejects unwanted heat in the summer. Joists replace old growth lumber and are structurally superior to solid 2x10s, and are stronger, straighter and lighter.