This new Dwell style home in Capital Hill was built by Greenleaf Construction. Greenleaf Construction, Inc. is a green, speculative homebuilding business owned and operated by Jim and Karen Barger. Greenleaf's focus is on infill building and development in Seattle's established in-city neighborhoods near existing transit and services.

With 2 BR/2.5 BA and 1450sf this home isn't huge but its filled with big ideas!

Open trusses, exposed foundation walls and exposed mechanicals give the home its unique look. Barger utilized the home's structure as a finished element. The concrete slab also serves as the finished floor; a simple stain was the only addition needed to give it decorative status.

Beefed-up insulation levels, tankless water heaters, fluorescent lighting, lots of pre-used materials (plywood, timbers and studs) and 50-year metal roofs are just a few of the elements of Barger's green homes. In addition, he now follows the example of green pioneer Martha Rose, the Ballard-based builder-developer by preparing a home's electrical system so that, at some future time, the power of solar energy can be tapped without a costly retrofit.

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer