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- What is the benefit of using a “Preferred Lender”?
- What is the advantage of buying a new home? Aren’t old homes built better?
- Should I wait until the housing market “bottoms out” before I buy?
- I’ve never bought a home before. Why shouldn’t I keep renting until the housing market improves?
- Does Meritage offer a home warranty?
- Will you build a home on my lot, or can I just buy a set of your house plans?
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Read some Questions and Answers about "Green"
- What is all the hype about being Green? What exactly does it mean to be Green?
- Is Meritage Homes going green?
- What is the Meritage Home Core Purpose and Mission Statement?
- What does energy efficiency mean?
- And what about sustainability? What does that mean?
- What is an energy efficient appliance and how can an appliance make a difference in the environment?
- Will an energy efficient appliance save me money?
- Are there other areas where we are going Green?
- And what about sustainability? What does that mean?
- Do I have to alter my lifestyle or unplug my appliances to be energy efficient?
- If I own energy efficient appliances does that mean my home is energy efficient?
- What other energy efficient products would make my home more efficient and Green ?
- You mentioned “healthy indoor environments”. I understand how all the other products eliminate wasted energy but what products improve indoor air quality?
- So if my home is built with energy efficient and green products would the value be more than a comparable home that was not built with these products?
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Green Lingo
- AFUE: Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
- CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamp
- Conduction
- Convection
- MERV: Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Star
- "Green"
- HERS Rating
- IECC: International Energy Conservation Code
- LED : light-emitting diode
- Radiant Barrier
- R-Value
- SEER: Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating
- SHGC: Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
- Sustainability
- U-Factor
- VOC: Volatile Organic Compound
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- Meritage's 100% ENERGY STAR homes put the numbers in your favor.
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