EnergySaver Homes in San Antonio

Environments For Living Platinum Level Program

The Environments For Living® program provides a rigorous set of requirements for home builders who’ve made a commitment to go the extra mile. It’s a program that treats a home as a “system of systems” that work together, with limited guarantees on comfort and heating and cooling energy use.

Visit the "Behind Our Walls" Green Rooms

Discover our distinctive energy-saving features and attention to construction quality at the “Behind Our Walls” Green Rooms inside David Weekley model homes in San Antonio. Inside these unique rooms, you’ll see the methods and materials we use to keep heating and cooling usage down and to maintain comfortable, energy-efficient living for you and your family.

From insulation and drywall to plumbing and lumber, you can literally see how we build our homes tight. Plus, you can view actual utility bills from David Weekley Homeowners and see what “Behind Our Walls” means to energy savings!

Allergy-reducing Filters

Our pleated filters are rated at MERV 10 and filter out 70% of all pollen, allergens, mold, dust and other breathable particles to help reduce allergies.

Environmentally-friendly Refrigerant

We help protect the Earth’s ozone layer by using R-410 refrigerant in our air conditioning systems.

Insulation

Fiberglass insulation is an ideal product in terms of its sustainability features. It uses readily available and recycled products, does not consume energy in its use, and helps to reduce the need for natural resources by improving energy efficiency wherever it is used.

Money-saving Fluorescent Lighting

A David Weekley EnergySaver home in San Antonio saves you money with compact fluorescent technology, which consumes up to 75% less electricity than standard incandescent lighting.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Carbon monoxide: it’s odorless, colorless and deadly. Every David Weekley EnergySaver home comes with carbon monoxide detectors.

Low VOC Paints

Paint can reduce the quality of indoor air. David Weekley Homes uses low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) paints which give off reduced emissions and help maintain better indoor air quality.

PEX Plumbing System

We looked at the alternatives to copper plumbing and found that PEX doesn’t condensate in walls easily, doesn’t corrode and resists that old “bang, bang, bang” sound known as water hammer.

Radiant Barrier

Our radiant barrier decking (under shingled roofs) keeps your attic cooler by deflecting heat from the sun. A cooler attic environment improves the operating efficiency of your air conditioning system. This helps lower your energy usage.

Advanced Framing

Advanced Framing is the intelligent use of lumber in wood framing. This method utilizes stacked framing, where components of the frame align on top of each other which efficiently transfers the load, or weight, down to the foundation, increasing the home’s strength. In addition, the use of durable, 2x6 exterior wall framing allows for almost 50% more insulation in the walls. Our Advanced Framing technique saves on lumber, supports better insulation and reduces the occurrence of drywall cracking – giving you a tighter, quieter, more energy-efficient home.