Production home builder Pardee Homes is building homes with high efficiency 1.4 kW photovoltaic systems on new homes in two of their planned communities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties this summer.
Production builder Beazer Homes is offering customers in Phoenix, AZ the option of leasing solar panels on houses being built in the Terraza at Villago development.
According to statistics from the US Census Bureau, single family home sizes declined in 2009 from an average 2,519 square feet to 2,438 square feet.
According to a study by Pike Research, the amount of “green” certified building space will grow 780% worldwide over the next ten years. The study predicts that only a fraction of this growth will take place in the residential sector.
The Shelton Group’s “2010 Eco Pulse Market Study” states that the primary driver of green purchases among consumers is now saving money through energy efficiency. This indicator has surpassed feelings of personal responsibility for the state of the environment, which had been the primary driver prior to 2010.