At Capital Home Builders is to provide you with a very special place to call home with luxury, efficiency and technology built, land preservation at heart. We take pride in being the cutting edge "eco green" home builders in Thomasville, Valdosta, South Georgia and Tallahassee Florida. We desire to serve our clients by keeping our commitments and staying flexible in the construction process to make your dream home a reality worth living in for many years. We provide an impeccable team that will effectively schedule and efficiently coordinate skilled contractors to provide you with the highest grade of construction materials and craftsmanship as desired. With energy prices skyrocketing, finding ways to cut down on your homes energy Usage not only helps the environment, but also makes great economic sense. No other national home builder matches CHB Custom Homes energy star standard features and commitment to energy efficiency and the U.S. Governments ENERGY STAR program. ENERGY STAR was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to promote the use of energy-efficient products and practices in the home. First Hybrid Custom Home Builders in South Georgia with Eco Smart technology. "The Only Custom Eco Green Builder in South Georgia"
We are Qualified Builders:
Since 2005 CHB Custom Luxury Home is bringing Energy conservation awareness to Thomasville, Valdosta, South Georgia and Tallahassee Florida areas and it has not been effortless. We are content that others in our community are slowly joining us and following our lead in bringing energy awareness and actions to our community and surrounding areas. We at CHB Custom Homes would like to thank those that have joined in our efforts for a greener future not only locally but in a bigger scale reaching out to our leaders urging them to take climate change seriously. Capital Home Builders is the first Georgia Builder to incorporate Hybrid home technology with energy efficient. We are the first to offer our buyers a luxury custom home at an affordable price. CHB Custom Green Homes is the pioneers in giving customers more then just a home.
Committed to Energy Efficiency:
Our Eco Green Smart Luxury Custom Homes vs. Other Builders Spec Homes:
Other builders and franchise Builders like to use the word "custom and quality" on their website and on their newspaper Ad's and in their websites but CHB Custom Homes are the true and only first luxury custom eco home builder and we can prove it by offering any home buyer $4,500 if they can find a home with all of the same custom features as our homes in the South Georgia area. (Sustainable Architecture Development )
Capital Home Builders (CHB Custom Green Homes) is the only local builder "Building Smart Eco Green Homes" for the future. We bring the future of eco home building to Thomasville, Valdosta, South Georgia and Tallahassee Florida area. We are driven by a passion for building homes to exceed standard construction code and affordable home automation. See one of our dream homes for yourself and you'll agree. We are First in Luxury, First in Custom Built Homes, First in Smart Home Technology, and the only builder in providing certified homes. We deliver Green Homes with Outstanding Service in Thomasville, Valdosta and in the South Georgia area making our Planet Eco Green with one custom home at a time.
Expert Construction:
CHB luxury custom green homes have set a high standard in the construction industry in the South Georgia area. "Custom", one simple word, creates a different image to different people. When you walk into a CHB Custom Home by "custom" we mean a luxury home that features amenities that are unmatched by others. We invite you to compare the difference not only the visible features but also "behind the walls". A home that claims to be energy-efficient does not necessary mean that a home is. Buyers should not be deceived by "GREEN WASHERS" like builders, realtors, or retailers with their buzzwords on their advisements. Be an informed buyer and make sure the home you're buying is truly an energy efficient home? Just ask to see the Energy Star logo, LEED certificate, Earthcraft, Built Green certificate or any other organization that is guaranteeing the home you are buying is properly certified.
Committed to Efficient Engineering: We can save customers more then 50% on their Energy bill when they purchase a new CHB Custom Home. No other builder can claim this kind of savings and home benefits associated with an Energy Efficient Certified home and if others do claim these benefits ask to see the Blue Seal. Eco Green homes are superior then conventional homes in all aspects of the construction development phase. While other builders are offering you more square footage, multi A/C's and water heaters, pared-down amenities and fewer choices and higher utility bills the minute you move in CHB Custom Homes is fulfilling buyer's desires for more custom features and more of everything including the added monthly savings of an Energy Star certified home.
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"All the consumption we're having in energy, well, we can do something about it. We have the power to do something about it and we want to do that," says Marlene Bienes of Capital Home Builders & Development Inc.
They're building one of Thomasville's first energy efficient houses "Your standard homes have air vents. Well this home is sealed, and that's to keep your cooling and air within the home," says Bienes.
The homes also have energy efficient windows and doors. They also use a sprayed foam insulation which helps regulate the temperature. "Your AC is working less, so its not pulling that much energy," explains Bienses.
This home is being built from the ground up as energy efficient but you can check your own home's efficiency by doing an energy audit.
An energy audit can help pinpoint exactly where your home is losing energy. It will show you things like the efficiency of your heating and cooling system, how to conserve hot water, and other tips that could save you a lot of money over time.
"We're not only being a part of helping our environment, we're also trying to give the consumer some savings," adds Bienes.
If you look at your home as a long term investment, an energy efficient home may be the way to go. "You may spend a couple dollars more but guess what? In the first five years your return would be higher," says Bienes.
Capital Home Builders say they hope other contractors will soon follow their lead, so eventually these energy saving add-ons will one day be the standard for every home. If your home is certified as energy efficient, the government could pay you back with a tax break. WALB.com News, First Energy Star builder CHB Homes, Valdosta and Thomasville. Leading the way for South Georgia. - Thomasville contractor builds energy efficient homes.
House saves big over time
A Thomasville builders says they hope other contractors will soon follow their lead, so energy saving add-ons will one day be the standard for every home.
BUILD IT RIGHT BUILD IT GREEN! - By CHB CUSTOM HOMES
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What is an ENERGY STAR Home?
ENERGY STAR Home Features Overview
ENERGY STAR® homes are better built, more comfortable homes that save you money on your utility bills every month. Every Capital Home Builders ENERGY STAR certified home has been built to meet energy efficient guidelines set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency. From energy efficient windows to advanced heating and cooling systems, ENERGY STAR homes guarantee greater savings, comfort and peace-of-mind. Simply stated, ENERGY STAR homes are built better for you and the environment.
Better for your pocketbook..
ENERGY STAR homes are at least 15% more efficient than code-built new homes, making them some of the most energy efficient homes on the market today. By using less energy, ENERGY STAR homes cost less to operate, which means more money in your wallet month after month. Combined with potential higher resale values, ENERGY STAR homes represent a smart investment.
Better heating and cooling.
Enjoy a home with even temperatures throughout the year. Tightly-sealed ductwork, high-performance windows and properly installed insulation make your home more comfortable.
Better for the environment.
The energy used by American homes accounts for 20% of total U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. ENERGY STAR certified homes perform better than standard code-built homes and require less energy for heating, cooling and hot water. This amounts to reduced air pollution and a healthier environment for everyone.
Better for you.
ENERGY STAR Homes have Healthier indoor air, as performance-tested ductwork keeps the air inside your home clean by reducing the possibility of drawing unwanted air from your home’s attic, basement, crawl spaces and garage.
Your builder is building for you if they are building ENERGY STAR Certified Homes.
To learn more about what makes a home an ENERGY STAR Home, visit our ENERGY STAR Home Features Overview section.
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ENERGY STAR Home Features Overview
What is an ENERGY STAR Home?
Builders who choose to build ENERGY STAR® homes use the “house as a system” approach. The interaction of all systems in the home is considered during planning and construction, including heating and cooling, windows, doors, insulation, appliances and lighting, resulting in a high quality home that will save energy and money.
The following technical information explains the key components that make a home an ENERGY STAR Home.
Sealed Duct System
Did you know up to 30% of energy loss in the average code-built new home is attributed to leaky duct systems? Poorly installed ductwork increases a home's energy use, causes discomfort and may compromise indoor air quality. ENERGY STAR qualified homes are planned and built using sealed duct systems, and then tested to assure optimal performance.
With Capital Home Builders ENERGY STAR Homes, duct sealing during the construction process will ensure that the air you pay to be heated or cooled is delivered to the living areas of your home. Performance testing of the duct system provides proof that the system works as designed.
Duct sealing and performance testing are required in every home to meet the Northwest ENERGY STAR Home certification requirements to receive the ENERGY STAR label.
High Performance Heating & Cooling Systems
High performance heating and cooling systems can reduce your heating and cooling energy costs by up to 30%. Choosing ENERGY STAR qualified equipment is just the first step. To achieve the full value and efficiency of the heating and cooling system, all components must be properly installed and tested. The distribution of heated and cooled air through the duct system must be addressed, as well as the equipment.
Correct design and sizing of heating and cooling systems is important for achieving maximum comfort and energy savings. An oversized system results in poor equipment performance with frequent stops and starts. In every ENERGY STAR qualified home, the components of the heating and cooling system are tested by certified technicians for assured performance. This includes performance testing of duct systems and heat pumps.
Efficient Appliances & Lighting
ENERGY STAR qualified products deliver performance and the newest technology, resulting in significant energy savings. Qualified appliances and lighting reduce energy bills without sacrificing features, style or comfort. New homes that have earned the ENERGY STAR label feature qualified dishwashers, clothes washers, and ENERGY STAR compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) and fixtures in at least half the sockets.
Appliances
Every ENERGY STAR home will include an ENERGY STAR qualified dishwasher, reducing your water heating costs by up to 20%. Additionally, every ENERGY STAR home will also include an ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washer, saving you up to 25 gallons of water per load and using 50% less energy than standard washers. For even more savings, upgrade to other ENERGY STAR qualified appliances.
Lighting
More than 20% of the electricity generated in the U.S. is used for lighting. Approximately half of this energy is wasted by lighting empty rooms or as heat produced by inefficient lamps. But it's easy to save money and energy with ENERGY STAR qualified light bulbs and fixtures. They meet strict energy efficiency and quality specifications, using up to 75% less energy and lasting up to 10 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.
Make your home even more energy efficient by looking for the ENERGY STAR label when shopping for home electronics, office equipment, and heating and cooling products such as programmable thermostats.
Better Insulation, Windows & Doors
The thermal shell of a house, also referred to as the building envelope, is the barrier created with windows, doors, insulated walls, ceilings, and floors. The thermal shell separates our living spaces from the cold of winter and the heat of summer, enclosing the "conditioned space" where we spend our time.
Insulation
Capital Home Builders ENERGY STAR Homes use high efficiency insulation to maximize your comfort and save on energy costs.
A variety of insulation products are available, including fiberglass batts, blown or damp-spray cellulose, and insulation that is integrated with the wall structure such as Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) and Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) Regardless of insulation type, increased efficiency levels of insulation, when properly installed, will save money and provide a more comfortable living space. Along with more comfortable temperatures, insulation provides a quieter space for improved quality of life.
Windows and Doors
ENERGY STAR qualified windows and high-performance doors meet the standard that discriminating homebuyers expect. Some of the benefits of high-performance windows and doors include:
Increased comfort, Reduced condensation, Lower utility costs
Look for the ENERGY STAR label to identify the most efficient windows, skylights and doors. Also, try to buy products with the lowest "Res" U-factor.
Performance Testing & Quality Assurance
ENERGY STAR Homes are performance tested to ensure that your home will operate at optimal levels for greater durability and lower maintenance. Each home must pass a stringent evaluation by a certified technician. In addition, an independent third-party will verify that the required equipment and building specifications for the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes certification requirements are met. Only then does it receive the ENERGY STAR label – your assurance of energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR is a nationally recognized, voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient products, new homes and buildings to consumers and business owners across the United States. Initiated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1992, ENERGY STAR is now a joint effort of EPA and the US Department of Energy. EPA is responsible for administering the ENERGY STAR label for homes.
An ENERGY STAR qualified home is significantly more energy efficient in its heating, cooling, and water heating than a comparable standard code home. This increased level of energy efficiency can be met using standard technologies and manufacturing practices by successfully integrating three key home components:
An energy-efficient building envelope (e.g., effective insulation, tight construction, and high-performance windows)
Energy-efficient air distribution (e.g., airtight, well-insulated ducts).
Energy-efficient equipment (e.g., space heating, space cooling, and hot water heating).
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Fiber Glass Insulation VS Cellulose (Cellulose still used by 99% of Thomasville, South Georgia and other Builders)
AFTER A FEW YEARS
FIBER GLASS INSULATION vs. CELLULOSE INSULATION: Facts you should know before you insulate CLAIM: An assertion of something as a fact; a positive statement or declaration. Thomas Jefferson used an early form of cellulose insulation in Monticello. Modern cellulose insulation dates from the 1920s, and it came into general use during the post World War II building boom. Cellulose insulation was used extensively in electrically-heated homes during the 1950s. It was the only thing at that time that was affordable and still being used today by 99% of Thomasville, South Georgia and other builders for its low cost.
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Capital Home Builders is the first builder to have the biggest collection affiliation of floor plans by renowned architect and designers like Donald A. Gardner, Nelson Design Group, Frank Betz Associates, Garrell Associates.
The design of your custom home is a critical step in our design/build process. We can build many homes using plans that have already been developed. These plans can come from plan design firms typically found on the internet as well as local custom home architects and designers. It has also been our experience that the plans are further refined and modified once we become involved as we focus on technologies such as green building materials, budget, home automation, energy efficiency, home theatre, site selection and other related issues. We welcome clients that already have developed plans prior to contacting us, but at the same time, if you have not started your design, we welcome the chance to participate in the design process.
We have strong relationships with many designers and architects and often our clients elect to work with one of them. However, we often work with other architects and designers that are desired by our clients. We will always accommodate our client's preferences in their preferred architects, designers and interior designers. Often, this selection is based on a specific home you may have seen or a plan you may have found on the internet. We recommend that our clients bring all of their ideas and preferences in the way of actual pictures, plans, clippings, flyers, etc. that convey the look and feel of their dream home. We then match our clients to an architect or designer whom is best suited to implement our client's vision. If the vision is very similar to an existing design, we may go directly to the designer of the plan and solicit their services.
Often the area of town as well as the style of neighboring homes and resale value will have an influence on the architecture of the new home. Our process is designed to take these and many other factors into consideration when designing your new home.
Once your new home is designed, CHB Custom Home supervises every phase of your home's construction...from pre-construction planning to final clean-up. Owning a "CHB Custom Home" means that you accept nothing but the best, and we believe that when you choose a builder based on an outstanding reputation, you deserve the full attention and that's unique.
From a vision, to a warm, beautifully designed, exceptional built home; CHB Custom Homes can make your dreams become a reality.
Whether you already own a lot or would prefer to use one of CHB Custom Home Builder's lots, we will personally work with you to design the home of your dreams. CHB Custom Home is delighted to work with your own architect or construction team.
Luxury Eco Green House Plans: CHB Custom Homes takes pride in designing homes that are the epitome of innovation. There is a reason our new homes are considered luxury custom homes and that is because there is a lot of research that goes into each one. We make sure that all our new homes are laid out efficiently and comfortably.
CHB Custom Homes takes pride in the fact that we are a home builder that works hard to make sure our built homes are as energy efficient as possible. We build strong homes and with all the newest cutting-edge materials that brings beauty, low maintenance and take safety measures to create a healthy environment for your family.
Our luxury homes by far surpasses the new homes built by any other home builder. Other builders simply don't bother to spend as much time and money on research as CHB Custom Home does. And it shows, our attention to detail in each of our custom homes makes them stand out and makes them much more fun and comfortable to live in.
The inspiration for our home plans collection came from a growing awareness that new houses were getting bigger and bigger but with little redeeming design merit. The problem is that comfort has almost nothing to do with how big a home is. It is attained rather by tailoring our homes to fit the way we really live, and to scale your home to your proportions and human form.
Our renowned name Architects collection plans can be taileared with green specification guidelines, to assist you to get the green home you want. These guidelines include a description of the energy efficient skin, high performance and reasonably priced windows and doors, and recommendations for heating and cooling systems.
Our selected home collection plans all have high performance energy efficient walls roofs and floors. Our designs are reaching for zero energy fossil fuel use.
For the first time in housing history, we can honestly say that eco green homes built today are better than the traditional homes of yesteryears. That's because they are of superior energy efficiency. Everyone's responsibility is to help save the planet from global warming and lessen our dependency on foreign oil.
With energy prices skyrocketing, finding ways to cut down on your home's energy
usage not only helps the environment, but also makes great economic sense.
No other national home builder matches CHB Custom Home's energy star standard features and commitment to energy efficiency and the U.S. Government's ENERGY STAR program. ENERGY STAR was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to promote the use of energy-efficient products and practices in the home.
CapitalHome Builders - First Custom Green Builder
