Craftsman Construction, a Northern Virginia Custom Home Builder is Awarded Best of Houzz for 2016

    EDINBURG, VA, February 15, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Craftsman Construction of Edinburg, Virginia has won "Best Customer Service," on Houzz , the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The custom home builder and remodeler was chosen by the more than 35 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2015. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz.

"Anyone building, remodeling or decorating looks to Houzz for the most talented and service-oriented professionals" said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. "We're so pleased to recognize Craftsman Construction, voted one of our "Best Of Houzz" professionals by our enormous community of homeowners and design enthusiasts actively remodeling and decorating their homes."

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Craftsman Construction is an National Association Of Home Builders (NAHB) certified Master Green Builder.

Our main focus is on building energy efficient homes. "Construction of these homes will require us to build an energy efficient envelope that will allow you to get 20% to 30% or more energy efficiency than today's homes said Jerry Jackness, President Craftsman Construction". Some of the ways to reach this level of efficiency are by using insulated concrete basements forms (ICF), spray foam insulation, geo-thermal or high efficiency heat pumps, high efficiency windows, proper air sealing and more. A properly sized heating and air conditioning systems with duct work that is sealed tight and kept within the conditioned space of the home is also a major consideration. Sighting the home for the best solar gain, along with large roof overhangs to shade the house will add to the homes efficiency as well.

On top of the energy issue is the issue of a healthy home. This must be addressed with proper vapor barriers to allow the moisture in the home to permeate out, and to keep bulk water from entering the home. A heat recovery ventilator (HRV) can be used to bring in fresh outside air and replace the stale inside air without wasting energy.

Other issues in building a green home include using products that come from sustainable natural resources. Some of these items include bamboo flooring, cork flooring, linoleum, and engineered lumber that uses 50% more of the log than using conventional lumber.

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