First Choice Carpentry offers Green building and design for the environmentally conscious home owner. Our team focuses on using modern building sciences and Green building materials to create or remodel homes that integrate with their surroundings. Our design and building team will work with you through each phase of your project to ensure that your green building philosophy is carried out in your home. Our Green building practices are centered on material selection.First Choice Carpentry uses renewable resource materials, low toxicity finishes and energy efficient building products.

Some of our preferred Green building products are:

  • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified lumber
  • Sustainably harvested, rapidly renewable flooring
  • Composite decking materials
  • Energy efficient windows
  • Non-toxic insulations
    • UltraTouch insulation
    • Icynene insulation
    • Aircrete
  • Formaldehyde-free wheat core doors
  • OSMO wood stains & sealers
  • Recycled content products

During your project, First Choice Carpentry minimizes waste by separating cardboard, roofing materials, concrete and scrap wood for recycling. We also salvage native plants on your site and replant them once the building process is finished.

We look forward to creating the sustainable home of your dreams!