The high-performance homes built by Bridlewood Builders typically cost only about 5 - 10% more than a traditional custom stick-built home. Although the up-front cost to build a high-performance home will be slightly higher than a much less efficient home, the home will save tens of thousands of dollars over its lifetime. And those savings start on day one. How does that work? Let’s say the cost of a typical stick-built home is $300,000, with a monthly payment of $1744. If we add another 8% to make the home more energy-efficient, the purchase price becomes $324,000, and the mortgage payment goes up to $1884. If the average total heating, cooling and electric costs of $500/month are reduced to $100/month in the energy-efficient home, the monthly savings for each month, including the first one, would be $400. Subtract the difference in mortgage cost, $140, and you actually save $260 each month – even with the higher mortgage. Over 30 years, those savings add up to $93,600!!! And if those savings were invested each month … well, that is a LOT of money!!!!!
