Leading the pack in Green Building in Myrtle Beach… One of the large components of green building is natural gas. SCG&E and Sago Plantation have teamed up to become Myrtle Beach’s newest natural gas community.
Natural Gas affords you many “Green” options and benefits.
1. Reliability of hot water and log heat even if the electricity is out
2. Gas heating that’s up to 25 degrees warmer than electric
3. Gas water heaters supply a seemingly endless supply of hot water
4. Supplies hot water twice as fast
5. Homes with natural gas are more comfortable
6. People who love to cook prefer cooking with natural gas
7. Gas logs provide instant warmth - no more messy wood
8. Easy outdoor grilling with no propane tanks to refill
9. Dries clothes three times faster
10. Four percent higher home resale values (according to SCE&G)
Water Heating
Easy economic savings can accrue from instantaneous or the “on-demand” type of water heaters. In contrast to the traditional method of keeping 40 to 80 gallons of hot water at-the-ready in an insulated tank, “on-demand” heaters produce hot water only when it is needed. Since hot water is generally required for less than a few hours each day instead of 24, owners and occupants can easily benefit from high efficiency modern designs that provide hot water on demand. Less fuel is required for a given volume and temperature of water, with corresponding cost savings and pollution savings. Some manufacturers claim 50% savings when compared to conventional hot water tanks. Tank-less hot water systems using clean natural gas is one of the biggest trends in Green Building.
High performance windows
Windows, more than any other standard building item, have seen a significant increase in performance resulting from new technologies such as “low-E” glass coatings and gas-filled windows. These improvements make higher costs palatable, or even economic, when the rest of the home’s heating system is adjusted accordingly.
If the windows are a part of an overall energy strategy that greatly reduces the demand on the heating system, the savings gained in going to a smaller furnace can offset the added cost of the windows, and the on-going energy savings will pay back that extra cost more quickly. However, the most frequent selling point for these high-performance windows is the added comfort over a standard window.
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