Our Philosophy

Green building has gone mainstream. This is a good thing because a green home is a better home. Above all, it's a high performance home. This means that it will save lots of energy and provide unparalleled comfort, air quality, safety, and durability.

Much tougher building codes and mandatory performance testing are coming soon. Once people understand the benefits, existing homes – regardless of the size or luxurious finishes – will be functionally obsolete, without expensive renovations. After that, who would want a home with 2nd rate performance qualities if higher performance homes are available?

Today, we know how to build or renovate a home to use roughly 10% of the energy of a conventional home. In such a home, the heating season is reduced to the 2-3 coldest months of the year. The home can be designed to look just like any other home in the neighborhood and can be built at a surprisingly small price premium.

Building a high performance home is more technically demanding than building a conventional home. A builder must understand building science, which is the physics of air, heat, and moisture movement as applied to the framing, insulation, and finishes used to build a home's conditioned envelope. Building science training for builders has become essential.

BPC Green Builders began building and renovating high performance, green homes back in 1998. As a result, we have a great deal of experience. Every home we have built or renovated is Energy Star certified, and you can view our 3rd party HERS scores here on our web site. We built the only two LEED PLATINUM homes in Fairfield County and the only American Lung Association Health House in Connecticut. Our homes have won numerous awards, as well.

If you are in the market to build or renovate a home, you should settle for nothing less than a high performance, green home.

Mike Trolle	Chris Trolle, PE