Green Edge Homes

About us

Green Edge Homes (GEH) is the foundation of disruption in the building industry, changing archaic, traditional building practices into fast, insightful, transparent, simpler, practices utilizing cutting-edge, proprietary, building envelopes, that provide a better quality of life for people and the environment.

At GEH, our vision is simple - to build better – to continue to grow our real estate building platform by creating value every day. A home that is better for our family, better for our residents, better for our community, better for our investors, better for our builder partners, better for our world. Simply, our mission is to build better.

GEH builds these net-zero ready, green certified, shelter in place, affordable homes utilizing a building technology called Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). This building technology, coupled with our deep, institutional single family rental market experience, creates a unique product that is superior in every way– we simply build a better asset.

Our track record

Award-winning designGEH won a design contest during the Bush administration and built our relief shelters and the first new homes after Hurricane Katrina.

Withstood 3 major natural disasters34 Green Edge Homes in Eleuthera went through Hurricane Maria undamaged.

1000+ buildsGreen Edge Homes have shipped 500+ panel kits internationally in shipping containers.

Global reachGreen Edge Homes have completed projects in four countries thus far: Cameroon, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, and Haiti.

Home types

1

Emergency shelters

Smaller shelters/ temporary housing in less than 1 day, generally a few hours.

2

Single family homes

Single-family, 1-2K square feet, can be completed in 2 to 3 days depending on plan.

3

Townhomes

Townhomes are completed in 2 to 3 days. Time can be reduced depending on number of shared walls.

4

Multifamily / Commercial

Multi-family / commercial are completed in 5 to 7 days depending on scope.

Benefits of SIPs

Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are engineered panels used to construct walls, ceilings, and floors. As a replacement for construction methods using traditional framing lumber and insulation, SIPs provide an extremely durable, strong, and energy-efficient building option. Building with SIPs will save time, money, and labor.

Green Benefits

Exceptional R-values for superior thermal comfort and reduced operational costs
Virtually airtight buildings allow for better control over indoor environmental conditions
Healthy indoor environments (IAQ – Indoor Air Quality)
Reduction in heating & cooling bills (regularly 60% less) help drop the demand on utilities and nonrenewable energy
Buildings that use less energy (fossil fuel consumption) significantly help reduce carbon emissions and minimize additional pollution
Reduce construction waste by around 30%

Builder Benefits

SIPs offer significant advantages to traditional building shell materials:

Faster Building Time - can be erected in approximately half (50%) of the time of a conventional building
Lower Labor Costs - Less reliance on traditional labor force/trades.
Easier Project Management - building with SIPs requires far less oversite by reducing the number of sub-contractors (trades) needed for building construction.

Resident Benefits

Lower Maintenance – GEH homes do not require the same level of maintenance as traditional building materials due to many factors, including our air-tight building envelope
Lower Insurance Costs – SIP structures may qualify for lower insurance costs because of wind mitigation, lower fire risk, and a sealed envelope
Lower Electric Bills – SIP envelope reduces monthly electricity cost from 30-50%
Higher Appraisal Value – SIP structures, when paired with other green building materials, appraise, on average, over 30% higher than a traditional build CBS or frame home

Why Green Edge?

Cost effective. Netzero ready. Green certified.