Not all the things you want to look at for your custom home need to be about washers and dryers when it comes to Energy Star ratings. There’s more to it than just the appliances.Although there are design elements that need to be taken into account when you’re looking at where your new appliances will fit into the scheme of things, you need to consider what the design of the place can accomplish working with Energy Star.

Of course you should still look at what top rated appliances can accomplish. It’s quite possible that you’ll need to trim from the budget here and there as you design that custom home, and getting these top rated appliances can help you save in the long run by cutting down on your energy bills.

However, if you want to do something even more profound for the environment than having an Energy Star rated appliance you can look into having the whole home rated with this yardstick. A few of the areas that need to qualify here are the ones that you’d expect like the heating and cooling systems as well as patio doors, windows and skylights, but there are other features that might be an interesting surprise.

For example, the insulation in the walls and ceilings needs to be above code to get one of these Energy Star ratings. Custom built homes that look into all the possibilities that Energy Star ratings provide will provide their owners with considerable savings when it comes to cooling, heating and hydro. Remember that to get the full rating better draft proofing as well as better insulation and higher performance hot water tanks are just some of the features you can talk over with your custom home builder.

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