Home Front Homesdba Green! Building Systems

• Our “dba” name tells the story….

Its all about Green

• After 20 years in the construction business we had a better idea !!!!

Traditional “Florida” Homes with Gable roofs

• We recognized that there was a far more efficient means of constructing homes

• We saw SIPS as the wave of the future.

Structural Insulated Panels or SIPShave been around since the Great

Depression

• SIPs are a sandwich: –sheathing,

–foam insulation,

–sheathing

• SIPs are a type of I-beam

– Capable of supporting huge forces …Structural

– Thermally efficient …………….…….Insulated

– Manufactured …………………………. Panels

• Manufacturers differ by materials used and the way panels are fastened and connected.

• While offering some construction advantages, until Y2K the big question remained:

Why use SIPs…

…when there exists:

• Cheap energy

• Competitive experienced labor base

• Fully developed commercial market offering traditional building materials locally.

SIPs Historically

• No cost savings.

• No competition to drive prices down

• Few buyers to justify a sustained profit-oriented business.

• Result …SIPs remains a small niche market.

Over the years, the one big dynamic change:

• The price of oil

• In ’98 oil was about $15/barrel.

• In ’08 oil > $100/barrel

• The bad news:

~ + 600% with no sign of stabilizing over the long term

The good news:

“Green” emerges as a MARKET

• Why go green?

• Environmental concerns?

• Global Warming?

Questions :

Green saves Green

• Suppose you could choose to spend as you always have with the electric company …

…Or save half, or even more

The Math

• That means, for a $200 electric bill you could reduce it to $100 per month …

…after month …after month.

• $100 X 12 = $1,200/yr

• $1,200/yr X 30 years = $36,000!

• How about if you were to invest $600?

• You saved 50% or more on your energy bill by doing no more than going green.

• Thus forms the marketplace for:

dba Green! Building Systems

• We offer an Integrated Construction System providing 3 important benefits

1. Quick and economical to erect both homes and commercial interests

2. Energy efficient; A/C in air-conditioned space thus reducing A/C size requirements

3. PROVEN disaster resistance

Lets take a look at how it comes together:

The Base Plate is installed around the perimeter of the foundation

Base Plate

Model view showing Base Plate and wall panel installed

Base Plate

Model side view of installed Wall Panel showing Z flashing at

bottom and spline panel interconnect

splines

Z flashing

Next panel installed over Base Plate with splines fitting into slots

Seated panel ready for fastening

Pre drilled holes

Pre-formed

recess for

plates

Upper Plate installed

Upper Plate

angle pre-cut

Corner with Roof Panel installed

Gable end Pre-cut

Pre-cut Upper Plate

2nd Roof Panel

Long screws to

attach to Upper Plate

Connecting roof panel spline

Preslotted for

splineMilled ready for Fascia

(Fasia not included)

2nd Roof Panel installed ready for screws into Upper Plate

(not shown)

Eliminated!

• Separate Masonry crew

• Separate Tie beam crew

• Separate Truss crew

• Office admin

– Single invoice

Eliminated

• No construction remediation

– cracked walls,

– missed embeds or embeds of the wrong type,

– broken trusses, warped trusses, mold, missed nailing patterns

• No trash to haul away

• No excess cement left in big lumps

• Supervision requirements greatly reduced!!

• Disaster Resistant

• 3 homes undamaged by a direct hit by Hurricane Charley!!!!

Intangible benefit = Problem

Avoidance

• Available qualified resources

• Extortionate costs

Other Intangible Benefits:

• Reduced insurance rates

• Maintenance– No termite protection needed

– Easy structural repair if ever required

• Smaller A/C sizing requirements

We’re Proud!!

• For all of these reasons and more …

Homes is proud to have been selected as the vendor of choice for:

– Catholic Charities

– Habitat for Humanity

Future Markets

Military Quarters and

Quick Reaction

Deployment

Domestic and

International Relief

Commercial

How do I get started?

• The answer is simple, first check us out on the web at homefronthomes.com, we’re just a mouse click away!

• We have a number of kit designs to get you started.

• Either choose a kit off the shelf, or modify it to fit your needs.

What next?

• The second step is simple, give us a call at Home Front (1 305) 887 4669.

• We will be happy to make an appointment with you to answer all of your questions.

• Our office is conveniently located at 270 West 27th Street, Hialeah Florida USA.