About Us

Green Living by Durango Homes is a custom homebuilder who supports green building products, applications and processes in building practices. We work closely with clients, architectural firms, and subcontractors to ensure each home meets the goals and expectations of our clients. Our goal is to help clients understand the benefits of the latest technologies in site orientation, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality, and to demonstrate how these systems create maximum value for the client.

Green Living by Durango Homes offers residential home performance solutions which may increase in-home comfort, health, and safety and significantly reduce energy usage and utility bills. We apply building science principles and sophisticated diagnostic equipment to help resolve causes of common problems and prescribe cost-effective solutions in an effort to resolve them permanently.

What sets our company apart from the many other residential building contractors is our innovative use of an integrated, whole-house approach to home performance and energy efficiency. Our unique methodology allows us to go beyond the typical contractor guesswork to quickly and accurately solve a home’s comfort and energy efficiency issues.

Our business model also employs a unique business methodology built on strict adherence to quality, process, technology, education, and standards. This philosophy allows Green Living by Durango Homes to raise the bar on service delivery for the industry by consistently striving to provide high quality service to our clients.

The result of Green Living by Durango Homes’ solutions is an optimal in-home environment that typically reduces energy by 25% to 60% or more! Additional benefits include:

• A safer, more comfortable, and draft-free home

• Enhanced indoor air quality

• Improved home durability and reduced maintenance costs

• Increased resale value

Green Living strives to provide all these benefits by using proven technologies without sacrificing architectural appeal, modern conveniences, or personal comfort. Green-built homes may appear to be similar to other homes, yet homes built using green methods are far superior. There are numerous opportunities to integrate “green” products, technologies, and construction practices into a new home. Many of the same principles that make green products good for the environment can also make them good for homeowners. Green homes are basically a sum of all their parts, working together to create a home that is less expensive to operate and maintain, healthier, more comfortable, and kinder to the environment.

Builder, Greg Laster founded Durango Homes, Inc. in 2001 after working 20+ years with Fortune 100 companies. Greg’s corporate background has been a valuable asset to him in the building business as it relates to administration, planning and project management skills. Greg is a Kansas City area native, attended Lee’s Summit High School, and later graduated from Missouri State University with a B.S. degree in May 1984. He has also received several advanced technical degrees and certifications.