About Us
Our MissionOur mission is to build high quality custom green homes, offer unsurpassed green consulting services and to provide uncompromising personal integrity and attention to our clients whom we are privileged to serve.
Our Commitment
MEJJ Development is a family-founded and managed real estate development and consultingcompany dedicated to excellence in the construction of residential homes and property development. We believe in and are committed to:
- Providing uncompromising personal integrity, the greatest attention to detail and unparalleled listening to clients
- Providing our homeowners with an Energy Star rated "green home". Building green by improving the way that homes and homebuilding sites use energy, water, and materials to reduce negative impacts on human health and the environment (EPA)
- Providing a home that reflects your personal preferences and supports your quality of life
- Educating our homeowners about their "green home"
- Providing advice to live healthier and with greater responsibility.
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MEJJ Development, LLC, was founded by the Samra family in 2006. For more than 35 years, the Samras have developed, revitalized or maintained numerous real estate holdings throughout Rhode Island and elsewhere. The management of MEJJ Development spans two generations and the family has been rooted in Cumberland, Rhode Island, since 1970. MEJJ Development is proud to build a company based on the golden rule..."Treat others as you wish to be treated".
What does MEJJ stand for? MEJJ is an acronym for the first names of parents/grandparents of the Samra family-- Mary, Esma, Joseph, and John.
MEJJ Development is licensed and fully insured in the state of Rhode Island as a General Contractor. Registration #29885
Pictured above is our family (from left to right): Joseph & Rebecca Samra, Joseph & Marlene Samra, Keith & Marlene Marshall
Affiliations
Certified Green Professional by NAHB
- Our Chief of Operations has completed over 24 hours in coursework and been tested to be become a Certified Green Professional.
Member of the Energy Star Builder Program
- A commitment to build highly efficient homes through 3rd party verification.
Member U.S. Green Building Council
- A network of more than 11,000 building professionals joined together to help one another build green.
Member Rhode Island Builders Association 
Member National Association of Home Builders
Definition of Terms
Green building: As defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, green building means improving the way that homes and homebuilding sites use energy, water, and materials to reduce impacts on human health and the environment. Building a green home means making environmentally preferable and sustainable decisions throughout the building process—decisions that will minimize the environmental impact while it is being built and over the many years it will be lived in.
Energy efficient: Our homes must meet guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.
Energy Star Home: An Energy Star rated home has effective insulation, high performance windows, a tight construction and sealed ducts, efficient heating and cooling equipment, efficient products and is third party verified. Learn more at www.energystar.gov.
Certified Green Professional: The Certified Green Professional designation is a way building professionals can become educated in, and involved with green building. The designation requires 24 hours of NAHB-approved training, and additional continuing education every two years. Subjects covered in training discuss how green homes provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value, and will include strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction.