Green Universe™ Home

Designed and Built for a Lifetime of Living

Suncatcher Communities™ brings you the Green Universe™ Home –
the home you’ve always dreamed about.

A home that is comfortable and easy to live in – a home built using sustainable eco-friendly materials and techniques – a home centered around universal design.

What does living in a Green Universe™ Home mean to you as a home owner?

Low utility bills by –

• Using proper solar orientation to shade your home from the summer heat and to capture the sun’s rays to passively heat your home in the winter
• Using ENERGY STAR^® qualified appliances and lighting fixtures
• Properly insulating your house with the latest in energy efficient building materials
• Using a heating, air conditioning and ventilation system designed specifically for your house
• Capturing the power of the sun to heat your hot water and supplement your electrical needs
• Using low-flow shower heads, faucets and toilets

Comfortable, healthy and safe indoor living by –

• Giving you easy access with wide doorways, low thresholds and no steps in your primary living areas, tenets of barrier-free universal design
• Building with materials that minimize unhealthy compound off-gassing, which is an important component of green building
• Designing well-lighted entries, kitchens and bathrooms
• Providing single-lever water faucets, lever-type door handles and rocker-style switches
• Providing you with easy-to-reach sinks, cabinets and appliances and lots of easy-access storage
• Improving indoor air quality by introducing fresh air ventilation
• Installing a central vacuum system, which places the vacuum cleaner housing and its associated dust outside the controlled air space
• Designing easy-access bathrooms with comfort-height toilets and lipless shower entries
• Providing an easy-to-access storm-safe room