Green Ribbon Homes™
Green Ribbon Home™ is a
high efficiency net zero manufactured and modular home system.
The Green Ribbon Home™ by GSWPS is ideal for down-sizing seniors and others.
Designed from the ground up to use only as much energy as it produces, the Green
Ribbon™ Home is an Energy Star™ rated house that is built at the
Hallmark Southwest
Corporation factory in Loma Linda to Green Ribbon™ Home standards.
These homes are designed to make use of Federal and State Utility mandates known
as “Net Metering”. Net Metering requires the utility company to allow homes that
are connected to the power grid to receive credit for the unused energy they
produce from roof top solar power or other renewable power applications.
With
net metering, the electric power produced by the Green Ribbon™ Home while the
sun is shining during the day, can be returned to the grid and literally “spin
the utility meter backwards”. At night, when the sun is no longer shining, the
occupants turn on their lights and appliances, which will then draw power back
from the utility company against the credit their solar power system produced
for them during the day time.
Because of the many energy efficient features built into the Green Ribbon™ Home,
the use of power during the night can strike a balance against the credit
produced from unused electric generation during the day. This point balance
results in a “net” difference of zero dollars owed on the utility bill, a “net
zero energy” bill.
Click to see our Green Ribbon™ Homes Gallery.
To learn more about Green Ribbon Homes, please contact our distributor,
Woodland Homes USA.
Key Features and Benefits
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Solar Home 2030 Challenge design principles, such as proper orientation for
winter sun and summer shade, north light skylights, extra insulation, etc.
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Silent Aire™, diurnal swing cooling and ventilating system integrated into
factory construction for cooling and night ventilation. Includes upducting
systems.
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Compressorless air conditioning.
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Solar Photovoltaic Electric Power.
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Deluxe Blend Aire System.
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Solar thermal heating with a heat exchanger in cabinet and recirculated system.
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Integration of thermal absorptive materials, tile granite, rock, etc.
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Energy Star appliances.
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High efficiency lighting — compact fluorescent and LED.
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High efficiency solar thermal hot water system, including tanks with backup
element.
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California Energy Commission hot water efficiency standards:
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All hot water lines insulated, minimum R-6 standard,
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Branch and twig plumbing system arranged to waste one cup of water or less
before hot water is delivered to any standard plumbing faucet,
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Use of Metlund Pump,
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Shower pre-heat cycle drain recovery systems.
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Green building, low VOC paints, stains, carpet, use of recycled earth friendly
materials.
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