Travis is also recognized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) as a Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist.

CERTIFIED AGING IN PLACE SPECIALIST (CAPS)
The Certified Aging- in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry: home modifications for the aging-in-place.

GREEN BUILDING is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources- energy, water, and materials- while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:

Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources

Protecting occupant health and improvign employee productivity

Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation

For more information on Green Building visit http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/

LTC Homes, Inc Is Your Premiere, Certified, Eastern Iowa / Linn County GREEN Home Builder.

When LTC Homes, Inc builds your new home we keep energy efficiency in mind. Every home is inspected by a
certified Linn County inspector.

ENERGY STAR qualified homes are at least 15 percent more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC).

Any home three stories or less can earn the ENERGY STAR label if it has been verified to meet EPA's guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR qualified homes achieve energy savings through established, reliable building technologies. Builders work with Home Energy Rater to select from a number of features when planning and building homes.

Take a tour behind the walls of an ENERGY STAR qualified home.

A HOME ENERGY RATING is a measurement of a home's energy efficiency. A home energy rating can be used to gauge the current energy of a home or estimate the efficiency of a home that is being constructed or improved. A home energy rating of a home prior to construction or improvement is referred to as a "projected rating." A home energy rating that is used to determine a home's current efficiency is referred to as a "confirmed rating".

If you would like to learn more about HERS & what it means to you as an LTC home owner, click here