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Green Housing Development

RCAC can help your rural housing project achieve recycling, reuse, and reduced energy cost and volume during construction and more.

Site Design

Greening your site is the first place to start when considering a green project.
Services include sketch plan through preliminary site plan development, solar orientation/analysis, and application of advanced planning principles (new-urbanism, clustering, and smart growth) which all contain elements of green site design.

Green Building

Affordable housing that is not built green will not be affordable in the near future due to escalating energy costs.
Services include architectural design, passive and active solar specification, material specification, building system specifications, cost estimating and health/performance evaluation.

Green Materials Purchase Program

Do you want to start building green but don’t know where to buy green materials?
RCAC can provide referrals to green building manufactures and suppliers.

Plan Performance Review

Find out how energy efficient your plans are before you build.
Services include the latest computer energy modeling solutions to assure you the highest performance possible.

* LEED Neighborhood Development, LEED for Homes Certification

Interested in being on the cutting edge of green building?
Services include certification by an RCAC LEED Accredited Professional of your project for the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification process which guarantees high performance, high visibility and national recognition for your green project.

Green Building Guide

Green Building Guide, Design Techniques, Construction Practices & Materials for Affordable Housing