Green building is a commitment to lasting quality of both design and construction. No matter how “green" the techniques and materials used, if the quality is poor and/or wasteful, a project is not really "green." That is one reason we are so proud to be skilled at giving new life to existing buildings, remodeling them to serve the future.

The first step in this process is thoughtful, green design. The goal: buildings that in all senses will stand the test of time and which may be adapted for different uses over many generations. Such buildings should have a minimum useful life of 500 years, like so many structures in Asia and Europe.

Green building should also draw on traditional building knowledge such as Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra - which for centuries have offered valuable insights regarding durability, solar orientation, energy efficiency and sustainability.

Ultimately, green building asks that we open our awareness to the wider world in which we build, the natural world, the world of many cultures. Green building offers a way to use resources more modestly yet more creatively, and for the long term. As we work together to build a healthy future for our planet and for the human race, we are honored and proud to consider ourselves green builders.


Eco Dream Affordable  has been involved in green building since the very beginnings of this movement in the Bay Area. Many of our sustainability-oriented clients have encouraged us to take the green approach to their projects - giving us years of successful experience with innovative sustainable building techniques and materials such as:
 
Recycled materials such as framing lumber, finish materials, etc.

.       Steel Framing as an alternative to wood in order to save more trees  

•  Wheat and straw board
  
•  Blown-in cellulose insulation
  
•  Photo-voltaic electricity-generating systems
  
•  Radiant heating
  
•  Tankless water heaters
  
•  Recycled glass counters
  
•  Low or no-VOC paints
  
•  Plaster finishes instead of painted, both interior and exterior
  
•  Gray water systems
  
•  Recycled glass counters
  
•  High-volume fly-ash concrete
  
•  Super-low energy consumption appliances
  
•  Pervious paving
  
•  Drought-tolerant landscaping
  
•  Certified lumber
   
  
  
  Not only does green building make the highest and best use of natural resources, it also promotes the vitality and productivity of our human and economic resources. The processes used to design and build sustainable structures have the potential to represent the highest levels of craft, performance and environmental responsibility possible.