The Cottages at Stone Spring are built as a part of the EarthCraft House green building program, which serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that reduce utility bills and protect the environment.

The standards of the EarthCraft House program address energy efficiency, durability, indoor air quality, resource efficiency, waste management, and water conservation.

The first completed home at The Cottages at Stone Spring was built to the following standards....

• Long life, low maintenance Hardie Plank fiber cement board siding
• Very low building envelope leakage (< 0.25 cfm50 / square foot)
• Polyurethane spray foam closed cell insulation (along with traditional fiberglass insulation)
• Low-E windows (U-factor < 0.35)
• Air handler and ducts located within conditioned space
• Very low duct leakage (< 4% of floor area served leakage outside)
• Flourescent or CFL bulbs throughout
• EnergyStar bath fans, light fixtures and ceiling fans
• EnergyStar dishwasher, refrigerator and clothes washer
• Recycled hardwood floors and carpet
• Water sense delta faucets and high efficiency shower heads
  
• TOTO Drake high efficiency toilets
  
• Low VOC paint Aura paint by Benjamin Moore
• Permeable pavers on the sidewalk and back patio
  
• Permeable driveway
• Rain barrel for water run off

View the video to the right for further explanation from Laura Scripture, of Scripture Communities.