1. You can afford it. Similarly priced to stick-built homes, you can get into a sustainably-built home at The Villages at Cascade Head resort and enjoy the fact that you are SAVING $ and preserving the environment too. The amenity-rich homes start at a staggeringly low entry rate of just $199,000.

2. Dramatically reduce your carbon footprint. The Villages at Cascade Head homes have been receiving the highest possible ranking under the nation's most stringent green building certification program. Recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council, they have been awarding the homes at the LEED-H PLATINUM level.  This prestigious award recognizes that these homes have been carefully planned and built with stringent “Eco-Density™” concepts to allow for ecological preservation, while at the same time, through innovative and sensitive design concepts, increasing the quality of life for all homeowners and residents. We consider “Eco-Density™” to be a stewardship of natural resources that takes into account the overall environmental impact and energy efficiency of home building design. The results are enhanced overall neighborhood aesthetics, with homes blending into the natural setting and offering more of the environmental reasons for wanting to live in this Oregon coast community.

3. Be healthier.The homes at The Villages at Cascade Head are LEED-H platinum certified. Careful attention is given to non-toxic construction and finishing practices. Green-certified homes also offer reduced exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins. This is especially beneficial to sufferers of asthma and bronchial disorders. And set in a healing environment with iconic natural attributes.

4. Enjoy low utility bills. These beautiful homes are built using high-performance building practices. One of the building's key green credentials is that it is made almost entirely of concrete. That extra mass acts as a heat battery, helping the house stay cool in summer and warm in winter. In addition, enhanced roofing insulation, hydronics heating, high-efficiency windows, doors, ventilation and lighting systems make the homes cost 40 to 60 percent less to heat and cool than a conventional home.  Three areas within the Villages' 630-acre site have been identified as suitable places for renewable power centers, with vertical wind turbines, solar water heaters and geothermal heat pumps that would combine to draw energy from the wind, sun and the Earth to further reduce the energy bills of participating residents.

5. Forget maintenance and enjoy higher durability.High quality, sustainable concrete-built and "polysteel" construction, with baked on powder coated fiber cement siding, Cellular PVC trim and 50- Year roofing provide extremely low maintenance. As an added benefit, zero-scaping and native landscaping reduces needed irrigation and maintenance. Imagine: a home at the coast that you don’t have to constantly maintain. So when you are home, you are enjoying the resort-lifestyle, not a maintenance nightmare.

6. Own an appreciable investment.The same reasons buying a home at The Villages at Cascade Head will save you maintenance and utility costs ADDS to the appreciate-able character of your investment. In fact, according to an article in Business Wire, on the one-year anniversary of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service's addition of green-design search features to its property listings database, analysis shows that new and existing green-certified homes in the Northwest sell in up to 18 percent less time and for 28 to 37 percent higher value per square foot.

7. Take advantage of great tax benefits.Through the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the U.S. government offers several tax breaks and incentives for efficiency upgrades to homes. The Department of Energy offers federal tax incentives. The USGBC lists local tax breaks. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also offers sources for green funding, as does the Energy Star program. DSIRE is a database of state incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency.

8. Beach lovers can afford living on the coast AND living green too. Beach lovers can afford to buy a luxurious vacation home at the Villages at Cascade Head for a fraction of the listed price. Fractional ownership is one way to purchase a home here, and a perfect way to match budget and time constraints, while living green at the same time. Buyers can choose up to 1/8 share.

9. Better for the environment. Period.  According to the U.S. Green Building Council, homes are responsible for 21 percent of the country's green house gas emmissions.  Living in a green home means that you're literally helping reduce the causes of climate change. Using local materials means less fuel is used when shipping exotic materials from other countries and ensures fair trade and labor issues. The beautiful dwellings at The Villages at Cascade Head are built using PolySteel. This reinforced concrete with expanded polystyrene and galvanized steel create the exterior walls that virtually eliminate moisture problems and create a quieter, more structurally secure and energy-efficient dwelling. Eliminating the need for lumber also helps save forest lands and natural resources, and that is what makes this concrete so "green." Using this technology, these Oregon coast homes truly blend ecologically and naturally in the unmatched, pristine setting. 

10. Optimize life-cycle of a home. The greenest homes are sustainable, meaning they were built to last and work effectively for generations. And who wouldn't want to leave a wonderful beach home to their family? Now isn't that reason enough to Go Green at the Oregon Coast at The Villages at Cascade Head?