Savannah Home Show Highlights Trends in Green Building

With the Southern Home Show coming to a closeshed, not sealed into the home. But with
May 2nd in Savannah, GA, the theme of Greenhomeowners demanding increased utilization of
Building sticks with Southern builders as they headnatural light, aesthetic beauty and increased home
into the sunniest months for southern customers.value from their additions, sun room and building
Along with several green building seminars, the 29thcompanies are now working on architectural glazing, a
Annual home show displayed many innovations inprocess that blends your addition with current home
sustainable home construction that will be on displaymaterials to not only keep the flow of your home
across the south this summer.and capture the most energy savings from your sun
It is a long-held architectural principal that making useroom but make the addition a seamless part of the
of natural light can reduce energy bills and make yourhome. This process has assisted with large
home more aesthetically pleasing. But many sun roomcommercial projects as well as residential storefront
manufacturers are taking increased stock in energyprojects, maintaining the largest return on investment
conservation with EnergyStar, impact-resistantfor your home.
windows, and audits of home energy usage to helpLearning the lessons from these green trends, home
customers make sure that their newest homebuilders are listening to their customers and their
addition-whether it be a small patio cover or a full suncompetition this summer, looking to offer the most
room addition-is sealed correctly and positioned toenergy savings to offset the cost of summer home
save you hundreds on light and heating costs.additions. Going green is not a fad, its fundamental
Traditionally, sun room projects were extensions ofand it starts with the power of the sun and the
the home, sticking off the back like a prefabricatedpower of the sun room.