Eco-Nomical Design

City Ventures is a green homebuilder developing energy efficient homes good for a green earth and a green wallet. Advanced solar power, efficient appliances and other innovations allow these smart, sustainable homes to significantly reduce your utility bills. These are the most energy-efficient new homes on the market, and their technologies come standard in all City Ventures homes: There is no extra fee to achieve low energy use. They reduce your impact on the environment, making you less dependent on energy companies, while living in comfort and style. This is where the world is going. In your new home, you're already there. Only City Ventures goes this deep into green. Our executives are accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council and our homes achieve the highest standards of efficiency from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)

Green Builders Journal

Each week, City Ventures President of Homebuilding, Herb Gardner discusses topics involving Green Building, it's practices and what it means to home owners and our community.

April 30, 2013
Are We Insane For Building All Electric Homes?

April 1, 2013
Why Should There Even Be A Need For A Green Movement?

March 4, 2013
Green Building Is Just Logical, Right?

Jan. 15, 2013
The Insanity Of Building All Electric Homes – Part 3

Dec. 26, 2012
The Insanity Of Building All Electric Homes Part 2!

Dec. 4, 2012
The Insanity Of Building All Electric Homes!

Oct. 29, 2012
The All Electric Home – Energy Efficiency Is A Must!

Sept. 18, 2012
The All Electric Home - Electricity Beats Gas Period.

Aug. 22, 2012
It's Illegal To Build An All Electric Home, Sort Of

July 18, 2012
Why Aren't All Houses Electric?

June 19, 2012
It's An All Electric Project

May 21, 2012
Why Sell Electric Homes?

April 10, 2012
Back To Greenkey

Feb. 27, 2012
Last Time I Introduced The City Ventures Greenkey Concept

Feb. 6, 2012
Beyond LEED is Greenkey!

Nov. 14, 2011
Site Stewardship: Control erosion during construction and minimize disturbance to the site

Nov. 1, 2011
What is a "Sustainable Site"?

Aug. 29, 2011
Indoor Water: Efficiency WITHOUT Sacrificing Function

July 27, 2011
Outdoor Water Use: Sprinklers in the rain?

July 11, 2011
Water is costly to procure, treat and distribute. Especially if you live where it doesn't naturally exist... like the southwest.

June 27, 2011
Water Effeciency - An interesting aspect of the "green" movement

May 23, 2011
Many Components Define a LEED Green Home Besides "Energy"

May 3, 2011
How Do Homebuilders Define "Green?"

April 18, 2011
The Pure Definition of Sustainability

March 25, 2011
Being "Green" doesn't solve the problem, It only delays it

March 21, 2011
Natural Resource Depletion

March 8, 2011
What Does "Green" Mean?

March 2, 2011
Welcome to the Green Builder's Journal!