No need to hire a special contractor or architect. There are many things to consider when building a new house, so many decisions to make. How many bedrooms should it have? Is the kitchen big enough? Do you need a basement? Your builder will know these construction techniques. Many builders are already incorporating some of these steps into the construction of their homes to control humidity or increase energy efficiency.
In fact, radon-resistant construction techniques can be found in the 1995 version of the Two-Person Single-Family Housing Code published by the United States Council of Building Officials.
Newly built
homes use all natural energy sources to keep your home in perfect working order, including sunlight. Most newly built homes are installed with solar panels that harness the sun's energy and convert it into electricity to power your home. And don't worry about gray weather days, solar panels work even on days when the sun doesn't show its face.Using solar panels can significantly reduce energy bills and has relatively low maintenance costs; you'll only need to clean them a few times a year to keep them running in optimal conditions. Radon can enter your new home through cracks or openings in the foundation. Differences in air pressure between the inside of a building and the ground that surrounds it also play an important role in radon entry. If the air pressure in a house is higher than that of the ground below it, radon will remain outside.
However, if the air pressure in a house is lower than that of the surrounding floor (as is often the case), the house will act like a vacuum, drawing in radon gas from the interior. Owning a newly built home has many benefits, from the freedom to design your home however you want to the long-lasting durability of building materials. However, building and living in a new home may be greener than an old house in the long term if you take care that the house is environmentally friendly and energy efficient. Buying an old house has an immediate advantage over building a new one in terms of respect for the environment, since there is no need to obtain new materials.
All of these people need a place to live, and every home consumes land, energy, building materials and other resources. If you are looking for a new place to live and want it to be environmentally friendly, try to use as few new resources as possible in the short term, but also balance that with the use of resources in the long term. But did you know that newly built homes are also very beneficial for the environment? As the world becomes more environmentally conscious, there's no better time to buy a green home. This avoids the acquisition and use of completely new materials, but it also allows the incorporation of some of the modern and environmentally friendly technologies that can reduce the environmental impact of a home.
By using a combination of air-source heat pumps and combined gas boilers, many new buildings use renewable energy sources to maintain heat while keeping NOx emissions very low. Energy savings aren't limited to the way the house is heated; new buildings also use energy-efficient lamps. Detailed model building standards, architectural drawings of radon systems, and fact sheets on alternative installations to radon are available on the Resources page for builders and contractors for new radon-resistant buildings. Green building trends are spreading across the country, but many are wondering if it's more environmentally friendly to build a new home or buy and possibly renovate an old one.
Since 1995, all homes built in Montgomery County must be built to resist radon entry and prepare the building for post-construction radon mitigation, if needed. You may even be concerned about environmental issues, such as fumes from new building materials and furniture. .
