Tuning Up Your Air-Conditioning System in the Winter
Despite what you may have heard, winter is actually the perfect time to tune up your AC system in the Sunshine State.
Jan
25, 2022
Jan
4, 2022
Great Smart-Home Devices for Pet Owners
Looking for a little help keeping pet hair at bay? This list covers the best smart home devices for pet owners.
Dec
22, 2021
Top Tips for Cleaning Your Home’s Floors
Keeping floors clean is a struggle. This guide will help you save time and energy and get your floors clean and shiny.
Dec
15, 2021
The Benefits of Solar Homes in Florida
Considering the benefits of solar power? This guide covers why solar energy is a great investment in Florida.
Dec
13, 2021
Smart Home Gadgets that Make the Perfect Holiday Gifts
Smart home gadgets are more affordable, higher quality, and easier to install than ever before.
Dec
7, 2021
Smart Home Devices to Create a Cozy Home Entertainment Space
Invest in making your special place as cozy as possible with smart audio and lighting systems.
Nov
29, 2021
Keeping Fall Allergens Out of Your Home
Suffering from fall allergies? We've got some expert tips to stop the symptoms in their tracks.
Nov
11, 2021
Autumn Recipes for Entertaining at Your Home
Take your fall entertaining to the next level with these delicious autumn recipes that incorporate the latest smart kitchen technologies and appliances.
Nov
3, 2021
Adjust Your Smart Thermostats for Fall
Adjusting the WiFi-enabled thermostat properly can help you ensure your LifeStyle home is comfortable and running efficiently no matter the season.
Oct
27, 2021
Importance of Fall Gutter Cleaning
If your Florida home has gutters, you will need to clean them regularly to remove the leaves and tree bucks that may cause clogs.
Oct
19, 2021
Decorating Your Yard for Fall
Just because we’re still experiencing some warm weather in Central Florida doesn’t mean you can't decorate your yard for fall.
Oct
13, 2021
Coastal. Modern. Farmhouse. What Suits Your Style?
LifeStyle Homes recently modernized many of our longtime favorite home plans and unveiled three distinct elevations for each.
Oct
7, 2021
Upgrading to Solar? Evaluate Your Home to Maximize Savings
Fine tune your energy-consumption in order to get the most out of your solar installation.
Sep
22, 2021
Prepping for Your Fall Garden
Florida homeowners have it lucky. With our warm fall and mild winter seasons, our gardens tend to last longer than those of our northern neighbors.
Sep
9, 2021
Preparing for the End of Storm Season
Homeowners should prepare for the end of the summer storm season by doing things like assessing damage and reviewing insurance coverage.
Sep
7, 2021
LifeStyle Homes’ Energy-Saving Performance Guarantee
For over a decade, each and every home built by LifeStyle Homes has undergone testing and certification to verify its energy efficiency.
Oct
8, 2020
HealthSmart Feature Spotlight: MERV 11 Filter with UV Light
Let’s get started. This week’s focus is on Minimum Efficiency Reporting Values, or MERV filters.
Jun
15, 2020
Why Buying a Newly Built Home Can Save You Money
Investing in new construction can save you more money in the long run.
Apr
14, 2020
Five Energy-Efficient Must-Haves For A New Home
Save on monthly utility costs, qualify for tax incentives, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar
24, 2020
Four Ways To Clean Your Home For Energy Efficiency
There are several simple cleaning methods you can use to make your new home significantly more energy efficient.
Feb
24, 2020
The Ultimate Guide to Creating an Energy-Efficient Solar Powered Home
This post tackles how energy efficiency can make a difference, and how solar can be integrated in the home-building process.
Jan
20, 2020
Energy Hacks To Reduce Your Electric Bills
Simple and yet highly effective energy hacks that will improve the energy efficiency of your home.
Aug
6, 2019
Go Behind the Walls of a LifeStyle SunSmart℠ Home
This interactive web tool gives you the opportunity to virtually see behind the walls of our homes.
Jun
24, 2019
Understanding Your Home Energy Rating Guide
One of the perks of building with LifeStyle Homes is the guaranteed energy savings you will experience.
Mar
20, 2019
Does Solar Really Help Save You Money?
You’ll be glad to find that the safety of investing in solar energy outweighs even the most practical concerns.
Mar
5, 2019
Practical Energy Efficiency at Home
Here are some high-impact items for in and around your household.
Feb
20, 2019
Rooftop Solar: Three Important Factors to Consider
How effective solar energy can be for you depends on a few key factors.
Feb
21, 2018
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet Lisa and Steve Padron
When Lisa and Steve Padron began eyeing retirement, they knew exactly where they wanted to settle—Vero Beach. And why not? With its natural charm, and beautiful beaches and waterways, Vero Beach is the perfect coastal community to call home.
Oct
31, 2017
LifeStyle Homes Completes 100th Solar Home
LifeStyle Homes has finished its 100th solar home! Located on Hiawatha Way in Melbourne Beach, this solar home represents the completion of a longtime goal for LifeStyle, as well as a significant achievement for Space Coast residents embracing clean energy. This milestone home is a LifeStyle custom home that sits at 3,205 living square feet. And on top of the standard LifeStyle SunSmart energy-saving building package, the home’s rooftop [...]
Jul
17, 2017
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet the Renfrew Family
The LifeStyle team is excited to welcome Steve and Alisha Renfrew to our homeowner family. LifeStyle finished construction on their brand-new custom home in Vero Beach’s 4 Lakes just in time for the family to settle in, and get ready for baby No. 2 due next month!
Sep
19, 2016
LED Lighting: A New Standard At LifeStyle Homes
A bit of persistence on our end, coupled with manufacturers’ declining costs, has moved us to a point where it makes sense to include LEDs in our homes.
Aug
22, 2016
Solar Supporters: Vote YES on Amendment 4!
An amendment to help spur more solar installations in the Sunshine State will be on your 2016 Florida Primary Election Ballot. LifeStyle Homes encourages you to vote YES!
Aug
1, 2016
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet the Schwibner Family
By luck, this sweet young couple drove by a sign advertising a Quick Move-In Home we had under construction, gave LifeStyle a call, and soon after moved into their gorgeous new Monterey.
Jun
27, 2016
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet Kim and Dale Klaus
With the completion of Kim and Dale Klaus’s solar home, we’re pleased to report that LifeStyle has now built 75 solar homes!
May
30, 2016
How Can Solar Power Improve Our Future?
... There is no denying that the personal advantages are important, especially in tough economic times. Solar currently offers several financial and other pros that will become even more significant over time.
May
17, 2016
Here’s What Net-Zero Energy Looks Like
This chart provides a month-long visual representation of a solar system’s energy production. On certain days, the solar system produced more energy than its owners used (represented by points with negative kilowatt hours.)
Apr
22, 2016
Earth Day: Tips for a Greener Home Life
Today is Earth Day—a special day set aside to honor Mother Earth. At LifeStyle Homes, we’re celebrating our solar homeowners...
Mar
28, 2016
Your Home’s HERS Score: Here’s Why It’s Important
... The lower the score, the more efficient the home. Thus, the lower the score, the greater the electric-bill savings a homebuyer can expect to receive.
Mar
14, 2016
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet Sandra Hammond
It’s because of their love of the great outdoors and a motivation to protect the environment that the Hammonds chose to build a LifeStyle solar-power home. Read on.
Jan
18, 2016
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet Joanne Nesbitt & Glenn Kreag
No doubt, Joanne Nesbitt and Glenn Kreag love the outdoors. The couple takes pleasure in wildlife photography, kayaking, and traveling—even having journeyed as far as Antarctica!
Jan
4, 2016
Fun Facts on Solar Homes!
In celebration of the recent news that the federal tax incentive for solar installations has been extended for an addition five years, we thought we’d share some fun facts on solar power.
Dec
14, 2015
COMPLETED: The Space Coast’s First and Only U.S. Department of Energy “Zero-Energy Ready Home”
It’s been a long road, but we did it! LifeStyle Homes has successfully built the first and only U.S. Department of Energy “Zero-Energy Ready Home” in Brevard County.
Aug
17, 2015
Can Solar Panels Increase the Value of Your Home? Yes!
We at LifeStyle Homes have promoted the idea that adding a solar system to your home’s rooftop will not only increase its value, but help it sell quicker if and when you decide to move. And new research recently released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California is supporting this claim.
Aug
10, 2015
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet Kristen Krusell
It brings us great joy when our past customers, like Kristen Krusell, reach out to us to express their continued happiness. We, of course, love hearing from our happy homeowners and catching up on their lives.
Jul
28, 2015
Progress Report: DOE “Zero-Energy Ready Home” Taking Shape in Pineda Springs
... There are very few homes built to this caliber of energy-efficiency in the United States, so we are very gratified to be building the first one of its kind on the Space Coast.
Jun
22, 2015
Keeping Up with the “Clean-Energy Revolution”
...In an effort to keep this momentum going, as well as help disseminate information on solar’s growth throughout the world, LifeStyle Homes recently launched a new page on our website called: The Clean-Energy Revolution.
Apr
27, 2015
Solar + Vets = A Promising Partnership
Every graduate of the first training group has received at least one job offer, proving the solar-vet partnership is a promising one.
Apr
20, 2015
We’re Breaking Ground on the Space Coast’s FIRST Department of Energy “Zero-Energy Ready Home”
With building strategies determined, the home site selected, the plans engineered, and building permit in hand, we are finally ready to break ground on this remarkable home!
Mar
16, 2015
Energy Savers Spotlight: Meet Chris Vellanti
As we at LifeStyle Homes wrap up construction on our final homes in Pineda Ridge, we wanted to introduce you to one more of our customers in this neighborhood. Chris Vellanti, who lives with her two very cute English Springer Spaniels, chose a stunning lot with sweeping views of Pineda Ridge’s centralized lake.
Mar
9, 2015
Six Reasons to Support Solar
Solar is an incredibly important technology and will drastically impact our society’s future. Take a look at the ASES’s list. Solar supporters, what other points would you like to add?
