What makes a green-style development and how does it apply to Sorrento? We encourage you to investigate how owning a home in Sorrento helps you live a lifestyle today, and in the future, that is aligned with you and your family's goal to live a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.
From Wikipedia: Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources - energy, water, and materials - while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance...
From Greenbuilding.com. "Green building - a design and construction practice that promotes the economic health and well-being of your family, the community, and the environment. A smart step towards personal economic rewards, green building also has positive social and environmental ramifications that assert your commitment to the future and the way we live for years to come."
The original design of Sorrento homes embraced high-density use of acreage within Chico, reducing the loss of farmland and eliminating the need to drive to get to businesses, the University, medical appointments and social events. Sorrento is on the bus line and bike paths with easy freeway access, close to Bidwell Park and downtown Chico, and within walking distance of In Motion Fitness health club and several churches.
Courtyards provide outdoor living space but are totally private, and offer a superb light-well into the house. The homes were built with no or minimal growing space along the sidewalk frontage of the home which results in maximized outdoor living space in the back and eliminates lawn maintenance. The community's common area provides a wonderful way to enjoy a wider space when family and social events require it, and is there for you to enjoy maintenance-free. The surrounding neighborhood is full of mature trees lending both cooling shade and pleasing aesthetics compared to most barren suburban developments.
Because the homes were completed 2 years ago, toxic fumes from new building products have been eliminated.
Solatubes ®, and high windows in the vaulted entries, add light to the core of the house and the bathrooms. They work efficiently with natural solar light, thus saving electricity during the day. All windows are double paned and have a Low-E rating.
On-Demand tankless hot water systems in the Sorrento homes insure there is plenty of hot water without the expense of a hot water heater. These systems give a 50% energy savings over conventional water heaters.
The gas fireplaces are energy efficient, avoid air pollution and the mess of wood fireplaces, yet help heat the rooms and lend aesthetic beauty. Also, all houses have an outdoor connection for natural gas so there is no need for propane bottles for the BBQ.
Two-story homes have split heating systems that allow you to only heat and cool the section of the house you are using.
All Sorrento homes have GE Profile Energy Star ® Appliances
Upgraded stucco walls provide R-19 rating on most walls, with blown insulation in the attics for a ceiling R value near R-30.
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