Aware that the Earth’s resources are finite, people are turning more and more to smaller, sustainable, environmentally responsible homes. They know that present trends in consumption must give way to ecologically sound and healthful lifestyles, both for themselves and the world we live in.

Sunlight Homes has been in the business of designing environmentally friendly homes across America for over 30 years.

A Sunlight home is designed with passive solar features and is super insulated. It blends architecturally with its surroundings while fitting the aesthetic tastes of its owner. Passive and active solar design is suited to the home's specific climate and higher grade materials means less maintenance. Sunlight homes are comfortable, beautiful and a joy to live in.

Small homes have become popular in recent years for a variety of reasons, which is fortuitous because size influences a home's impact on our natural resources more profoundly than anything else. A small home takes up less land, uses fewer materials in construction and less energy to operate and maintain.

Considering how many people will live there, how large should a home be? It could be smaller than you think. Some spaces are used by everyone in the family, in effect reducing the square footage used per person. A well-designed home has public places that comfortably fit small groups, and places where family members can have privacy. A well-designed small home should have comfortable public and private spaces too, but the fat is trimmed from space that doesn't serve a specific purpose.

The challenge in designing environmentally conscious homes is to create a home that works for the people who will live there without it's being wasteful or extravagant. The trick is to choose materials that work efficiently and are made to last and that harness renewable natural resources to assist the home with heating, cooling and lighting. Energy saving techniques used in small homes make larger homes for families more efficient too.

Little Sunlight Homes was created to showcase our next generation of Sunlight homes; those designed to work in even closer harmony with nature to utilize the sun's limitless energy for day lighting and natural heating. Other materials and design techniques provide natural summer cooling to make our homes more comfortable throughout the seasons in all climates and locations across America.