{"id":3037,"date":"2016-09-13T20:50:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T01:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2016-09-13T20:50:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T01:50:16","slug":"green-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/green-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobblestone Builders Fills Need by Constructing Healthy Family Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Mother’s Need for Green<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Milwaukee, WI, September 13, 2016: \u00a0\u00a0Creating a safe, healthy environment for children can seem like a daunting task considering existing homes today are often full of toxins and poor air quality. Because of this, more and more mothers are digging in and insisting on a truly green home \u2013 and they\u2019re doing their homework.\u00a0 One local contractor is happy to help educate.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom\u2019s today are less concerned with closet space and more concerned about proper ventilation, contaminate free materials, and the overall health of a home.\u00a0 As a parent, the health of your children is the highest priority.\u00a0 Mothers are taking a much more active role in the building process to ensure their entire home is safe,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> said Dirk Wildt, President of Cobblestone Builders in Menomonee Falls.<\/p>\n

According to greenandhealthyhomes.org, \u201cnearly six million households live with moderate to severe home health hazards, which place them at-risk for illnesses and injuries including asthma, lead poisoning, slips and falls and respiratory illnesses.\u201d So how does green building minimize these risks and can all families afford to go green?<\/p>\n

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines green building as \u201cthe process which encapsulates creating structures in an environmentally friendly and efficient way.\u201d In layman\u2019s terms, green building means causing little damage to the environment with high performing homes.<\/p>\n

The best way to determine how safe your home is, is to familiarize yourself with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.\u00a0 This set of standards holds your builder accountable for everything from using recycled or earth-friendly materials, causing little to no environmental damage during construction and conserving water to being energy efficient and remaining clean over time.<\/p>\n

For the penny pinching mom, does the cost really make sense? When you consider the billions of dollars spent annually on housing-related healthcare costs from children\u2019s doctor visits to prescription drugs needed because of an unhealthy home, lost productivity from missing work to care for ill children, and lack of energy-efficiency in homes which can cause chronic breathing problems to lowered immune systems, the upfront costs of building a green home are minimal.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few years ago, building green may have meant you\u2019d be spending a notably higher amount than traditional construction.\u00a0 Today, we\u2019ve gotten green building and energy efficiency built into our homes at little cost to the consumer. This gives parents peace of financial mind and allows them to trust us with the health and safety of their most precious gift \u2013 their children,\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>added Dirk.<\/p>\n

About Cobblestone Builders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cobblestone Builders has been building high-quality, cost-efficient homes and condos since 1990.\u00a0 Recognized as one of Southeastern Wisconsin\u2019s premier home and condominium designers, denoted by their use of superior materials, customer service and attention to detail.\u00a0 Cobblestone is committed to providing customers with American Made products and safe, energy-efficient, green built homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Mother’s Need for Green Milwaukee, WI, September 13, 2016: \u00a0\u00a0Creating a safe, healthy environment for children can seem like a daunting task considering existing homes today are often full of toxins and poor air quality. Because of this, more and more mothers are digging in and insisting on a truly green home \u2013 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobblestone-bldrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}