LEED (leadership in environmental and energy design) is the preeminent green building certification program in the United States. John Marshall Custom Homes built the first LEED certified home in Davidson, NC.
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Construction of our latest LEED certified home began today at 625 James Alexander Way in downtown Davidson. James Alexander Way is located in Davidson Springs, our neighborhood of nine custom homes in the heart of the village. This home will mark the first home we’ve built under Version 3.0 of ENERGY STAR. John Marshall Custom […]
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John Marshall Custom Homes, Inc. of Davidson has achieved another milestone in the LEED for Homes green building program. After having built the first home in Davidson to be LEED certified, and the first home in Mecklenburg County to be LEED certified at the ‘gold’ level or higher, John Marshall Custom Homes has now built […]
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STATUS: SOLD!. Imagine being able to step out of your front door and walk to downtown Davidson in less than five minutes. Imagine walking to Davidson Elementary School or the trailhead of the Southeast Greenway in three minutes. Imagine living in a green, efficient home with nice fencing and landscaping, and not having a neighbor […]
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One of the key concepts of a pocket neighborhood is bringing people together. After all, what’s a neighborhood without neighbors? A community garden is a great space where neighbors can interact, and it also provides an opportunity for homeowners on smaller lots to act out their inner green thumb. In that spirit we began a […]
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In the past 100 years, one thing has stayed relatively constant while something else has changed dramatically. The constant is rainfall. Although some years are wet and some are dry, on average about the same amount of water is falling on Davidson as it was in 1912. The amount of undeveloped land however has changed […]
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I know that is a bold statement to make. Living in a LEED-certified home does not guarantee that you’ll live to be 100, or even to the next day. If that proverbial beer trucking comes heading at you, it won’t matter how green your home is. But, all things being equal, living in a green-built […]
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They say a picture tells a thousand words. Scroll through these photos and what do you see? For the most part, I see trees. Sure, there are some nice homes, but by and large I see trees. I see photos that tell a story of life, of birds singing, leaves providing protection from a hot […]
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Rodney Graham, owner of John Marshall Custom Homes, Inc., is pleased to announce that 631 James Alexander Way in downtown Davidson was awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and […]
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This house plan was designed for our second lot on Walnut Street, adjacent to the classic home we built at 514 Walnut. With a master down, 2600 square feet and plenty of storage, this home will be not only jaw dropping beautiful, but functional as well. These will be the homes that tour buses drive […]
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[imagebrowser id=11]This lovely Ross Chapin plan is the first home built in Davidson to be LEED certified. It is also the first house in all of Mecklenburg County to be certified at the GOLD level or higher. This home is not only green, it is remarkably beautiful as well. The compact floor plan wastes no […]
