As dwindling natural resources get more expensive and harder to find, builders of Charlottesville new homes are getting very GREEN!
One notable new product is a combination of thin steel and styrofoam know as " Thermasteel."
The energy savings in Thermasteel is amazing.
The house is like a styrofoam cooler.
When it snows, the snow doesn't even melt on your roof. That's because there's such little heat escaping.
90% of American homes are stick built.
We need to have structurally sound homes that are light on natural resources and heavy on energy savings, says Charlottesville realtor, Toby Beavers.
Only a few new Charlottesville homes offer this.
One new Charlottesville development, Belvedere, will be totally green.
