The construction of today’s modern house expends a lot of energy and creates a lot of waste. We’ve worked hard to reduce waste while building the Mill Creek NetZero Home.
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Green Door Builders framed the home, and along with building us a very airtight double-walled system, they were extremely conscientious about keeping their waste to a minimum. Here is a picture of 100% of the OSB waste that they created:
(a tiny pile of OSB waste, considering that a 2000+ sq. ft. home was framed with OSB sheathing)
Our LEED inspector was very impressed with this tiny pile. read more... »