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In-fill housing uses good design to get the most house into less space.
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Project Info
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Location: Seattle
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Type: New Home
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Rating: 4 Star
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Builder: Greenleaf Construction
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Designer: Greenleaf Construction
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Program Info
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Testimonial
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"How
much did our ecological footprint shrink?(click picture for
www.myfootprint.org) To compare the impact of our lifestyle change, we
took the ecological quiz and came up with surprising results. The
national average is 24 acres. Our footprint while living in Renton was
a respectable 21 acres. Given our new lifestyle however, our draw on
the earth's natural resources became 9 acres when we moved into our
Built Green home in Seattle!"
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Program
Built Green of King and Snohomish Counties
General Description
When
Nora and Tien traded-in their single family home in the Renton suburbs
for a BUILT GREEN townhouse in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, they
had no idea how much their ecological footprint would shrink. Their new
home is one of four units recently developed by Greenleaf Construction
on a previously single family lot. The efficient layout of their 1,100
square foot compact home includes three bedrooms and two and a half
baths.
Site and Water Protection
Rain barrel
No garage, pervious paving carport in alley
No lawn and drought tolerant native plants
Using Energy Wisely
No furnace but a unique heat-recovery ventilator and Fresh Air Fireplace
Energy Star appliances
Advanced wall framing to reduce thermal bridging
No Air Conditioning
Health and Indoor Air Quality
Every window opens!
Low-VOC/low-toxic paints and finishes
Wool carpets to naturally resist allergens
Using Materials Wisely and Reducing Waste
Bamboo (rapidly renewable) flooring throughout main floor
Diverted 80% of construction waste from landfill
Use of salvaged and recycled materials
Flyash in concrete
Composite decking
Source: Built Green Washington
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