First LEED-H house certified in Western US
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 10.16.06
LEED buildings are coming so thick and fast that we don't even bother covering them anymore unless they are remarkable; LEED-H (LEED for Homes) are thinner on the ground. First in the west is Tom Kelly's home. Tom is a residential builder, and most of his ilk live in monster homes; they have access to, shall we say, competitive pricing. Tom has gone for a modestly sized (LEED penalizes monster homes, unlike Energuide) 1,932 square foot "net zero energy" house that draws no more energy from the grid than it sends to it. It has a green roof, 2,320 watts of photovoltaics, natural ventilation and recycled wood. Read more in ::New York Times
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