D. A Healthy House
from the Bottom Up!

It’s not uncommon for Built Green™ features to be better choices in terms that go well beyond the economics and environmental issues. Flooring and other hard surfaces are prime examples. The flooring and countertops chosen for this home add a great deal of style, beauty and ease-of-maintenance over the typical “non-green” choice. A “green” floor or counter top choice usually means a material that comes from renewable or recycled resources, or one that is not made with the kinds of synthetic materials that off-gas annoying or harmful compounds. Quite often this leads to simple, natural materials, such as stone or slate, or imaginative choices, such as stained and finished concrete. In almost all cases, a ‘green’ floor or counter top choice will end up being quite durable and easy to care for.