Home Features Designed to Help the Planet and Your Well-Being

There's more than meets the eye with a Tri Pointe LivingSmart® home. From solar panels to smart technology, green building not only helps reduce your carbon footprint, but it also can provide increased comfort and long-term savings. LivingSmart®, our comprehensive program, enhances your home from top to bottom with features designed to improve the quality of life for our homeowners and the legacy we'll all leave on this amazing planet. In honor of Earth Day, see how LivingSmart® provides a multitude of benefits for your home.

Improve the air we breathe

Sometimes the most beautiful features in a home are the ones you don't see. Think paints, adhesives and sealants that contain little or no VOCs, formaldehyde-free insulation, and efficient air filters to reduce airborne contaminants. If you walk into a home that has a new carpet smell, you may actually be breathing in harmful off-gasses. HealthSmart® equips homes with CRI Green Label +Plus products, which are some of the lowest emitting carpet, adhesive and cushion products on the market. Enjoy the benefit of healthier indoor air quality with HealthSmart® features, even though you may not notice these important features at first sight.

Save energy, save money

Energy efficient strategies also often result in saving money on your bills. In order to make your home more efficient, the U.S. Department of Energy recommends taking a whole-house approach. EnergySmart® does just that: It includes elements like low-e glass windows to help keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter; whole-house fans to improve air flow; high-efficiency tankless water heaters that work on demand; efficient right-sized heating and cooling systems; and solar packages that can reduce your electricity bills.

Conserve our natural resources

Reduce and recycle-this is the mantra to help preserve the Earth's resources. How can we apply that to a home? The EarthSmart® component of LivingSmart helps reduce waste by using engineered wood products during construction, which also helps reduce demand on our forests. LED lighting, which are designed to last longer than incandescent bulbs, can reduce waste and conserves resources. Optional home features such as recycling bins and electric vehicle charging stations also help support your efforts to conserve resources.

Employ water-saving strategies

Great landscape design can impress your guests before they even enter your home, but did you know that drought-tolerant plants can save water, too? Conserving water can help ensure a clean, reliable water supply now and for generations to come, and may save money as well. Other water-saving home features include incorporating EnergyStar® certified dishwashers, WaterSense® certified faucets and fixtures that use a minimum of 20% less water. These features set WaterSmart® apart- with its careful consideration of one of our most precious resources.

Add efficiency with technology

With a touch of a button, you can improve your home's efficiency. With HomeSmart®, you can use your own voice or your smart phone to change the temperature or the lighting. Imagine heading home on a hot summer's day and lowering your air conditioner to just the right temperature from your smart device before you arrive. If you are on vacation and suddenly remember that you left too many lights on, you can correct that in an instant from a smart device. An additional HomeSmart® option is a WiFi-connected irrigation system to monitor the weather and soil conditions.

Maintain a commitment to eco-friendly building

Community is key to Tri Pointe Homes. The idea of "community" goes beyond the countless number of neighborhoods that Tri Pointe has built. This idea extends to being committed to building homes in a responsible, sustainable way. We have been a leader in green building since 2001 and have won a multitude of awards including the National Association of Home Builders Research Center's National Green Building Standard Gold certification. By focusing on sustainable building practices today, we help protect the Earth for years to come.