FAQ Series: Are Manufactured and Modular Homes Energy Efficient?
In a time where it’s increasingly more important to be energy efficient and conscious, it’s more important than ever to find a place to call home that helps you stay on the right energy-saving track.
The manufactured and modular home industry has worked hard to become a promising option to homebuyers and check the boxes for all of the “home must-haves.”
Not only does the industry boast of being more affordable in comparison to traditional site-built homes, but their efforts to compete in the energy efficiency market make one of these homes an ever greater contender, too.
Here are 3 areas where manufactured and modular builders have made homes more efficient for you and your family:
1) Insulation
Depending on the lot’s location, your home is built to thermal and insulation levels.
Whether you’re way up north in bone-chilling temperatures, or south where eggs fry on the sidewalk, your home is built to help protect against those extremes.
Advanced insulation materials and techniques are used to build a home that minimizes heat transfer, and seals all nooks and crannies.
This results in a reduction of energy usage, and an increase in indoor comfort by keeping your room toasty or cool with less effort.
2) Doors and Windows
Similarly to insulation, the temperature indoors doesn’t stand a chance if your exterior can’t withstand the outdoor elements.
This makes doors and windows an important component of energy efficiency.
Double-pane windows and doors that feature the best insulation complete the package to keep your home comfortable.
These windows are designed to keep the cool air in during the summer and warm air in during the winter.
An energy-conscious and budget-friendly alternative to keeping your air conditioning going.
3) HVAC Systems
Manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to create an even more efficient and cost-effective product.
Which is why they place such an emphasis on installing the best heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
High-efficiency furnaces and air conditioning units are installed with automatic programmable thermostats.
That allows homeowners to control temperature settings based on their preferences, in comparison to manually which makes your home feel even more cozy.
Take advantage of these high-efficiency products, insulation, and windows, so you can feel confident in telling your friends all about your energy-efficient home.
Keep in mind, we’re only scraping the surface of how many benefits there are to owning a manufactured or modular home.
Insulation and HVAC top the list as the most important because of the significant role it plays in energy bills.
Lower energy bills mean long-term savings and more time spent enjoying your energy-efficient home!
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