Inergy Homes is a world-wide industry leader in Energy Efficient building methods. Using a combination of steel framing and our Radiant Barrier System, an alternative to conventional insulation, Inergy Homes provides the most efficient, safe and environmentally sound buildings available. We are certified by the Oregon Department of Energy for our steel frame construction Radiant Barrier System, and insulation methods, and they meet or exceed the guidelines required for energy efficiency tax credits.

Based out of Medford Oregon, Inergy Homes is committed to providing cutting edge technology and services to our customers. By creating better homes and buildings, we help reduce energy bills for the home owners, and reduce the overall footprint that each building makes on the environment (30% of the total greenhouse gasses come from buildings).

The Smart Green energy savings are direct and very noticeable, especially in a very cold or very hot climate. Here is a perfect Example:

Inergy Homes installed its Continuous EPS Rigid Exterior Insulation and Radiant Barrier System, an alternative to conventional insulation used in stick-built homes, in a 1,550 square foot residence built on Brookdale Avenue in Medford, Oregon. During the winter in Oregon many homes experience visible frost melt on the roof and walls. This means there is significant heat loss. Compare this to the Inergy Home on Medford Avenue, which achieved a 259% higher efficiency than what's needed for ENERGY STAR® certification. The home is all electric, and the utility bill for the chilly month of November, 2009 was just $74. (Click here to download sample floorplans)

The effect on the larger environement is equally dramatic. Most homeowners never consider the impact that building and maintaining their homes has on the enviroment, but building with steel framing rather than wood can make a direct positive impact, notes writer Michael Roddy. "Substitution of steel for lumber in a house framing application would result in a major reduction in America’s  CO2 emissions. The data show that harvesting wood for housing produces over seven times the greenhouse gas emissions of steel. Even better, switching to steel in all new residential construction would have 2.9 times the positive  impact on the US CO2 emissions budget than by requiring every new car and light truck sold to be a hybrid or other technology that doubled gas mileage."

"The percentage calculation for emissions from harvested wood products used in home construction, remodeling, and light  commercial buildings was derived from The 2005 RPA (Resources Planning Act) Timber Assessment Update. This is a  US Government publication, which lists timber inventory, future projections, and market destinations of wood products.

According to RPA5, 43% of US annual timber harvest ends up as wood construction elements. Multiplying 447 Mt CO2, by .43, we arrive at 192 Mt CO2 per year, or 7.6 times the steel  framing figure of 25.3 Mt CO2. This figure does not include imported lumber from Canada, which accounts for roughly 30%  of the total used in housing. Much of this material comes from old growth forests in the Boreal region, resulting in American demand decimating another key global carbon sink." (Please read full article in References section)