Arbor South built the house on a lot next to shops and the community, an extensive network of routes for cyclists is available. Boasting a traditional look of the Pacific Northwest, the space is designed to show local buyers that going green does not mean sacrificing aesthetics.

Windows on two sides of the room bring in natural light to make the room feel larger.

Um cisterna Drought tolerant plants and permeable floor keeps this backyard relaxing eco-friendly. A tanker

O Sábio, um 1447 metros quadrados, dois quartos, duas casa de banho em Eugene, Oregon, ganhou 110 pontos LEED, o suficiente para beneficiar do estatuto de platina e ganhar a distinção do Ocidente maior pontuação LEED casa das Montanhas Rochosas . When Bill Randall and Arbor South Architecture created to design his first project with LEED certification, they not only limp that broke records. The Sage a 1447 meters square, two bedroom, two bath home in Eugene, Oregon, earned 110 LEED points enough to benefit from platinum status and earning the distinction of the highest scoring LEED home west of the Rockies.
Para Arbor do Sul, o sábio e seu processo de certificação LEED foi uma oportunidade para construir uma experiência de uma empresa olhando para redirecionar a sua missão de design para menores, casas mais eficientes. Com uma estética moderna descompromissada por uma extensa lista de características verdes, a casa também serve como um alerta para compradores locais sabem que a vida sustentável e design agradável andar de mãos dadas. The house, completed last month and featured on the Eugene Home Builders Tour is an educational tool for the designer and the consumer as well. Arbor For South, the wise and their LEED certification process was an opportunity to build an experience of a company looking to redirect its mission to design smaller, more efficient homes. With a modern aesthetic uncompromised by an extensive list of green features, the house also serves as a warning to local buyers know that sustainable living and nice design go hand in hand.
"É muito esteticamente agradável e suportável muito." "It was designed and built in a way that shows how you can be off the table in terms of efficiency, but also be aesthetically pleasing, " says Randall, AIA, LEED-AP. "It is very aesthetically pleasing and very livable."
e fechamento hermético. Como resultado, a casa é 12 vezes mais rigorosos do que os requisitos Energy Star. Like most homes of ultra-green, sage, begins with a tight envelope, double wall stud 2x4 plates separated to eliminate thermal bridges, Demilec Agribalance spray foam insulation to R-32 in walls and R-45 in vaulted ceilings, and hermetic closure. As a result, the home is 12 times more stringent than the Energy Star requirements.
Um sistema de água quente solar e 2, 1 kW de energia solar fornecer 40% a 50% da energia da casa precisa. A heat recovery ventilator is included to ensure the exchange of fresh air inside the house tight. A solar hot water system and 2.1 kW of solar energy to provide 40% to 50% of the home's energy needs.
A máquina de lavar louça de KitchenAid, geladeira e máquina de lavar roupa com etiqueta Energy Star, e os banheiros incluem baixo fluxo de torneiras de Danze Kohler e banheiros com descarga dupla. Design and product choices that contribute to energy savings include south-facing windows with overhangs and a light shelf clerestories, Time Vane vinyl windows carry a U-value of 0.27. A dishwasher from KitchenAid fridge and washing machine with Energy Star label, and the bathrooms include low-flow faucets and Danze Kohler dual flush toilets.
bancadas. tapume acento no exterior foi trabalhada com bancos redwood remilled que foram recuperados a partir de um anfiteatro ao ar livre local. Sustainable and local materials were used throughout, including reclaimed wood flooring from Pioneer Millworks, Sustainable Cork Floors in the bathrooms (including Showercork, made ​​from wine corks discs in master), and recycled-content Squak Mountain Stone countertops kitchen and bathroom countertops Paperstone. accent siding abroad was crafted with redwood remilled banks that were recovered from an outdoor amphitheater site.
drought tolerant plants were selected, and rainchain drains into a cistern of 1000 liters to be used for watering plants and the landscape of the pond in the backyard.
Ao mesmo tempo, a empresa tinha sido parte de um programa piloto para um programa de construção local eficiente, Super Bom Senso Oregon, mas foi gradualmente caindo com o mercado para projetos maiores. Com o sábio, "Nós sentimos um desejo de voltar às nossas raízes e realmente voltar para menores de habitação sustentável", explica Randall. With less than 1, 500 square meters, the size of the wise is a departure from more recent models Arbor south. At the same time, the company had been part of a pilot program to a program of local building efficient, Super Sense Oregon, but has gradually falling with the market for larger projects. With the sage, "We felt a desire to return to our roots and really back under sustainable housing, " says Randall.
"Nós queríamos fazer uma casa de demonstração para mostrar às pessoas o que pode ser feito", diz ele, observando que a pessoa média não pode optar por tomar todas as medidas para sua própria casa, mas que o projecto apresenta um leque de opções para escolher, cada um passo para fazer uma casa nova e mais eficiente e eco-friendly. The source tag price of $ 459, 000 is about $ 100, 000 to $ 180, 000 more than typical houses of the size of the area (despite a high cost to the local filling premium contributed), but Randall says the goal was to educate about all the possibilities available. "We wanted to make a home demonstration to show people what can be done, " he says, noting that the average person can not choose to take all measures to their own home, but the project presents a range of options to choose from, each step to make a new home and more efficient and eco-friendly.
As part of its efforts to educate consumers, Randall has prepared a package of video clips depicting the selections made ​​in the eco-wise, with emphasis on why they have been chosen and demonstrating the relative ease of such decisions.
Case Study: Record-Breaking LEED Home in Eugene, Ore. Katy Tomasulo is Deputy Editor of EcoHome. Case Study: Record-Breaking LEED Home in Eugene, Ore.