The Sage House is Almost Off the LEED Scale
Images by © Mike Dean Photography via Jetson Green
We don't as many single family houses as we used to; location and scale have to be considered as well. So it is a joy to show Arbor South Architecture, PCs Sage House, designed for USGBC founder David Gottfried. It is green through and through, but it is also a modest 1447 square feet on an infill lot.
Jetson Green's Preston, perhaps the world's most popular LEED accredited blogger, says it got a total of 106.5 points and LEED Platinum certification, the highest score west of the Rocky Mountains.
sure looks bigger than 1447 square feet
Preston rhymes off its virtues:
* Advanced double 2x4 framed walls w/ foam insulation; * Active solar water heating and solar photovoltaics; * High efficiency electrical heat pump/natural cooling; * Heat recovery ventilator and Energy Star appliances; * Drought resistant landscaping and rainwater collection; * Efficient low-flow faucets and dual-flush toilets; * Reclaimed lumber flooring and recycled cork floors; * FSC wood cabinets w/ recycled paper countertops; * High-efficiency windows oriented for natural light; * Accent siding reclaimed from Cuthbert Amphitheater; and * Zero VOC paints throughout the house.
Lots more pictures at Jetson Green. Found on Materialicious.
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