What is Green Building?

A light-colored roof and exterior, and a design to encourage natural ventilation, help reduce utility bills and provide a cool comfortable home. Building green means building with environmental consciousness and sustainability in mind. Specifically, it means incorporating energy efficiency into the home design, selecting ecofriendly building materials, practicing conservative construction methods and protecting natural resources on and off site. Why Green Island Builders? Our comprehensive professional background allows us to provide a contracting service package unique among builders on the Big Island of Hawaii. We provide an integrated approach to create energy efficient, ecologically sensitive, and environmentally responsible homes by combining a sustainable site plan, energy efficient design, ecofriendly building materials, conservative construction practices and homeowner education. We can certify qualified homes we build as “green” through the Hawaii BuiltGreen™ Program. This program was developed by the Building Industry Association of Hawaii in cooperation with the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.