I didn't understand what Charles Dickens meant at first but it was never truer than it is today. Most of us will agree that home building is never going to be the same. Large, voluminous and pretentious homes are going to be few and far between, at least for a while. Smart homes that are well engineered and carefully built are going to be on everyone's list. Energy conservation and sustainable design have never been more important.

This is one of the main principles behind Green Building. Geothermal HVAC, tankless water heaters and engineered wall systems are just some of the many features that makes John Brooks Custom Homes so extremely energy efficient.

Just as hybrid cars are all the rage so are high-performance, green homes.

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