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Sustainable Building
What Is Sustainable Building?
 

Sustainable or “green” building means designing and constructing houses that are energy efficient and durable, that use fewer resources, and are affordable.  Habitat Rockland builds sustainable homes using construction standards that focus on water and energy efficiency, safety and health, and materials conservation.

 

Why Build Sustainably?

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We build sustainably to take better care of our environment, our homeowners, and our volunteers. Our goals are to reduce the home’s monthly and life cycle costs and increase efficiency and durability while providing healthy environments

 
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Energy Star Standards
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Habitat Rockland builds homes that are not only affordable; they are energy efficient.
 

As a part of Habitat International’s global commitment to sustainable construction worldwide, Habitat Rockland applies energy-efficient building practices for each of the homes built.  Our belief at Rockland Habitat is to not only build affordable homes to purchase but by applying Energy Star or "green builds"  practices we can also make them affordable to maintain for the homeowner. 

 

Energy Star is a voluntary standard for energy efficiency that was created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. On average, Energy Star certified homes use 15-30 percent less energy than conventionally built new homes. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed a rating system known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Buildings that excel in their energy and green materials can receive one of four ratings: Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum.   Our newly-constructed homes are designed and built to achieve Energy Star standards.

 

 

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​Helmer Cronin Construction

Inter Park Managmenet Corp.

Webster Bank

Benjamin Moore

Fairway Testing

Ascape Landscape

CNEI (formerly Calmart)

Veolia (formerly Suez)

Penlyn Construction

Clarkson University

Builders First Source

Rockland Community College

Ferguson Law

Wallauer's Paint & Hardware

Putnam County Savings Bank

Helson Properties

HZ Development Partners

Nyack Plaza Housing Partnership

Orange and Rockland Utilities

Beckerle Lumber

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Raise the Roof Sponsors

Special Thank You to Our Sponsors

 

 

 

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​Action Plumbing & Heating Inc. 

All Bright Electric

ABC Supply

Bob's Discount Furniture of Nanuet

Brooker Engineering

Builders First

Computuners of Nanuet

Danny Clapp Landscaping

DeCicco of New City 

Defiant Brewing Company

Dow Insulation

Foam Insulation Guys

FESCO Fence

 

 

 

 

GAF Roofing

Gary Hecht Woodworking

Hudson Valley Keller Williams

Hunter Douglas Blinds

IBEW Local Union 363

Infinity Roofing

Maser Consulting   

Mobile Mini-Storage

Olori Crane

RJL Development

Segelman Shaw Roofing

Stone Solution 

TD Bank

Tri-State Carpets

Whirlpool Appliances 

Wilson Elser LLP

Zugibe’s Hardware

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