{"id":2844,"date":"2014-12-06T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/blog\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2014-12-06T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T18:00:20","slug":"buyers-look-energy-efficient-modular-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/?p=2844","title":{"rendered":"What Buyers Look in an Energy Efficient Modular Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Modular<\/a>If you are looking to buy an energy efficient modular home<\/a> for your family, there are many different aspects that you will have to keep in mind. Price, location and what shape the residence is in will all be factors in your ultimate decision. But more and more people these days are looking for households that consume energy in smart ways so they can cut back on their monthly utility expenses.<\/p>\n

Modular home has the great advantages of being both affordable and stylishly modern. However like most homes it can still benefit from adopting practices that will make them more energy efficient. This is especially true for modular homes because their affordability makes them popular with home buyers with lower incomes who often pay a disproportionate percentage of their income on electric and heating bills.<\/p>\n

Modular Home Construction Promotes Energy Efficiency<\/h3>\n

The manufacturing process of a modular home<\/strong> is itself conducive to energy savings because there is production in volume and greater quality control. In many ways, this translates into using less energy overall by building indoors in a factory as opposed to building outdoors where weather and other factors can cause delays and lower productivity. The use of sustainable materials such as recycled steel can further \u201cgreen\u201d the house manufacturing and site construction process.<\/p>\n

Enhancing Energy Efficiency<\/h3>\n

Fortunately there is much that can be done to enhance the energy efficiency of modular home and thereby lower energy expenses. To further enhance heating efficiency, be sure to cover the basics such as changing furnace filters. If the heating system is old and inefficient, replacing it with a new one can produce dramatic improvements. Installing a programmable thermostat ensures that you have heat just when needed and buying only ENERGY STAR products when buying your basic appliances helps to ensure that electricity bills are at their lowest. Other energy saving options to achieve an energy efficient modular home include using low-flow faucets and shower heads and buying compact fluorescent lights for all your light bulbs.<\/p>\n

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact\u00a0Legendary Homes Inc<\/a>\u00a0in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our\u00a0modular home price sheets<\/a>\u00a0by signing up to our\u00a0blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic: Modular Home<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are looking to buy an energy efficient modular home for your family, there are many different aspects that you will have to keep in mind. Price, location and what shape the residence is in will all be factors in your ultimate decision. But more and more people these days are looking for households […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[160,164,217,389,404],"class_list":["post-2844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-modular-homes","tag-energy-efficient-modular-home","tag-energy-star","tag-green-modular-home","tag-modular-home","tag-modular-home-construction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendaryhomesinc.com\/updatedsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}