The Low Down On Green Living
June 26th, 2008
$100K Green Home Project
Stumble it!
Think green building is too expensive? Well so do the folks by the 100K House project.
The 100K House project is a case study started by a small development team in Philadelphia. Two homes are being built first and the name of the project comes from the target construction cost for the smaller of the two homes. The homes will have a modern and green design and the goal of the case study is to prove that green homes can be built affordably if designed properly.
The design team is aiming for a LEED Platinum rating– nothing to sneeze at. It will also be Energy Star certified. The home will be 1,120 square feet and have two bedrooms and one bath. The house will utilize solar hot water, rainwater collection & reuse, radiant floor heating, structurally insulated panels, and ivy-covered “green walls”, just to name a few of the green features.
The design team includes developer Postgreen, architects Interface Studio Architects, builder Built It Green Philly, and energy consultants Zero Energy Design.
According to the designers, “The basic concept of the 100K House is to offer an affordable home that places a high priority on quality, design, energy efficiency, health and sustainability rather than ‘bells & whistles’ that can drive the price of new construction out of reach from the majority of home buyers….A high priority is placed on the modern architectural design as well as the most cost effective green building materials and methods in order to provide the greatest value at the lowest price to a discerning client.”
The design looks amazing and the objective of designing and building a low-cost, cutting-edge green home gets our A+. We wish them luck and look forward to seeing these 100K homes come onto the market.
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Sam Small
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
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Juanita
April 17th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
The design certaily does look jazzy in their CAD images but take a look at their site and compare whether the finished product really lives up visually to your expectations.
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