LEED Certified residence

Here is an exciting example of green design filled with good ideas.

This LEED certified home in Arlington is also an beautiful example of how a lower carbon footprint looks and how utility bills can be lowered to almost nothing.

Is it ironic that the house is listed for $1.175 million but the utilities are supposedly under $400 a year? Hmm.

It’s predictable. This is a prototype, and prototypes tend to be expensive! Custom luxury homes do that to your budget, you know?

Nice ideas in this one. I’d like to take some of these for my designs.

• Up-to-date methods like insulation in board form rather than fiberglass batts (SIPS : structural insulated panels)
• Careful placement and sizing of windows to maximize light, view and ventilation, but minimizing excessive heat and glare.
• Selecting and designing HVAC and lighting systems that are more efficient, healthier and easier to maintain. Geothermal heat pumps are a special favorite.
• Creating design features like overhangs, fins, and screens to reduce direct solar insolation during the cooling season.

Tags: Green Design, Residential Construction