
Trusted partners and team members.
Please visit their websites using the provided direct links and learn more about them.
Since we create systems built homes with Dickinson Homes for Northwest Lower Michigan, let us begin with a quick introduction.
DICKINSON HOMES
Dickinson Homes' philosophy is simple: 
Deliver exceptional craftsmanship, personal attention, teamwork and unrivaled customer service.
This is the foundation on which Dickinson Homes has built our reputation since 1970, and why at GreenCrest Homes, we work directly with them to produce the highest quality, most efficient systems built home available.
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Brown Lumber Company
Northern Michigan’s Premier Lumber Supplier. As a premier building solutions provider, Brown Lumber offers customers the highest quality of building materials from framing to floor covering.
Building Performance Institute, Inc.
BPI: (Building Performance Institute, Inc.)
The Building Performance Institute, Inc., (BPI) is the nation’s premier building performance credentialing, quality assurance, and national standards setting organization.
Building Systems Magazine
Building Systems Magazine (BSM) is a United States-based trade magazine read by builders, developers and general contractors using or considering using innovative construction technologies. Using these systems, builders are able to offer their buyers quicker completion times, precision design and engineering, and the highest quality construction in controlled environments.
CertainTeed Corporation
CertainTeed Corporation is a leading North American manufacturer of building materials including roofing, vinyl and fiber cement siding, trim, fence, railing, decking, foundations, insulation, gypsum, ceilings, and pipe products.
Building Science Information
Building Science Information provides objective, high-quality information about commercial and residential buildings. This resource combines building physics, systems design concepts, and an awareness of sustainability to promote the design and construction of buildings that are more durable, healthier, more sustainable and more economical than most buildings built today.
Dickinson Homes
Our philosophy is simple: Deliver exceptional craftsmanship, personal attention, teamwork and unrivaled customer service. This is the foundation on which Dickinson Homes has built our reputation since 1970.
At Dickinson Homes we have a dedicated staff who possess a single goal: To build you a quality custom home or commercial building as if we were building one of our own.
Choose a residential plan from our website, or from our on-line plan books. Modify an existing plan, or let our capable designers draw custom plans to reflect your unique style and living requirements.
Dickinson Homes will partners with GreenCrest Homes to build to your specifications, an energy efficient, low maintenance home or business facility that is completed on time and within budget.
Home Builders Association - Grand Traverse Area
The Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area, Inc. chartered in 1970, is a professional trade association encompassing the Michigan counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau, whose members are license, where applicable, for the purpose of constructing quality housing, providing associated services and utilizing progressive technologies.
Green Home Guide by USGBC
GreenHomeGuide is provided by USGBC. The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.
Green Home Certification and Education Programs
There are two kinds of green residential programs: national programs and local programs.
National programs (listed below) offer green building certification and/or education nationwide.
Kohler
Since 1873, Kohler Co. has been improving the level of gracious living among its customers by providing exceptional products and services for the home.
JELD-WEN Windows
JELD-WEN creates windows and doors to meet nearly every performance requirement and design preference. Rain or shine, our windows and doors protect and beautify your home to bring you lasting value and peace of mind. JELD-WEN windows and doors meet nearly every performance requirement, residential or commercial, and come in a wide variety of design options, from Art Deco to Victorian.
Modular Today
Modular Today (ModularToday.com) was started back in 2003 to provide home buyers a comprehensive guide to the modular construction industry. Our goal is to help home buyers learn about modular homes and buildings including the benefits and short comings of this construction method. Also we strive to create a free marketplace for online home buyers to be introduced with the manufacturers and builders of modular homes and offices.
Merillat
Merillat creates kitchens that work harder… so you don’t have to! Our cabinetry combines impeccable style and craftsmanship with intelligent design, creating kitchens that are truly made for real life.
Moen
Moen offers a diverse selection of kitchen faucets, kitchen sinks, bathroom faucets and accessories, and showering products. Moen products combine style and functionality with durability for a lifetime of customer satisfaction.
Modularhousing
Modularhousing.com is the official web page of the Modular Building Systems Association, representing the modular housing industry.
NAHBGreen
Many builders and remodelers are going green with the help of NAHBGreen. The suite of services was unveiled in February 2008 to provide a comprehensive set of educational resources, advocacy tools, a credible green standard, and referrals to a national green home certification system by the NAHB Research Center, a qualified and independent third party. Collectively, these offerings help home builders anywhere build green.
NAHB
NAHB is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large.
RESNET
RESNET is an industry not-for-profit membership corporation and a national standards making body for building energy efficiency rating systems.
USGBC
The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501©(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.