Learn about DeNova Homes' "green" communities.

As an active member in the communities we build in, DeNova Homes strives to continue to provide innovative design with an emphasis on helping our homeowners, our communities, and our environment. We have dedicated ourselves to environmentally progressive homebuilding and we are proud to offer sensible solutions that improve an individual home's performance and provide broad based community benefits.

Because a majority of time is spent at home, Foxwood has been developed to increase the home's efficiency in terms of energy, water and materials. It's been plotted, designed, constructed, and operated to enhance the well-being of their occupants as well as support a healthy community and natural environment.

Foxwood has been evaluated by independent, certified GreenPoint Raters, so homeowners can feel confident that the rating has integrity and value. Think of GreenPoint Rated as a report card for new home construction.

A GreenPoint Rated home is graded on a total five categories. Home builders must incorporate various elements from each category, similar to the sampling below, to earn points for their GreenPoint Rating. GreenPoint Rated rewards building professionals who create green homes by allowing them to brand their products with a recognizable, trustworthy seal of approval.

Energy Efficiency: Energy efficiency is the cornerstone of every green home. Improving energy efficiency and using renewable energy sources are effective ways to reduce the potential of energy supply interruptions, improve air quality, reduce the impacts of global warming, and slow the rate at which we need to build new power plants.

Resource Conservation: Even though the majority of the materials used to build a home are put to good use, vast quantities of resources are wasted. Careful management of the construction process makes a big difference. There are also many well-established homebuilding practices that help protect natural resources.

Indoor Air Quality: On average, Americans spend 90% of their time indoors, but airborne irritants and particles can decrease the quality of the air in a home. Fortunately, the building products industry is responding to these indoor pollution problems by developing safer products, including proper ventilation, low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paints, cleaners and adhesives.

Water Conservation: Our prosperity and ability to meet the needs of our growing population hinge on having adequate supplies of clean, fresh water. Homes built and landscaped to use water wisely make a tremendous contribution to protecting our shared resources. An added benefit can be lower expenses for the homeowner.

Livable Communities: Green building gives homebuilders a valuable set of strategies for meeting residents' expectations for livable, healthy, sustainable communities. Green building offers homebuilders, community leaders and California residents sensible solutions that improve an individual home's performance and provide broadbased community benefits. These benefits range from cleaner air to reduced traffic congestion, from more appealing recreational opportunities to greater economic vitality.