Carlisle floors showing up in LEED Platinum homes designed to be “net zero”
One of our customers, architect/designer Marc Batchelder of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, recently sent us word that the super “green” home he designed was completed this past spring and has now become a LEED Platinum certified home—only the 218th one in the country! Certification comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. and recognizes homes that are designed and built to be energy and resource efficient and healthy for occupants.
The floor chosen by Marc Batchelder was Carlilse’s FSC Certified 100 percent Reclaimed Antique Long Leaf Heart Pine in Premium Grade, in 3- to 9-inch random widths. He also chose our Amber Custom Coat prefinish because of its no-voc content. The homeowners installed it themslves.
The house was designed to be a “net zero” home, consuming less energy than it produces for the family of two that lives there. Everything in the house is electric, with a PV system installed, that will generate all the electricity they need. Also, the home’s location was optimized and oriented toward the sun for peak passive solar gain. The roof overhangs will shade the windows in the summer and let full sunlight in during the winter.
Batchelder points out that when he and his wife, Cheryl, began this construction project more than a year ago, there were only 28 LEED Platinum homes in the country, so you can see where this “green” building trend is going.
The home was built by Little Green Homes and is 1,460 square feet of efficiency. The home has a solar hot water system and numerous other features that led to its recognition as a LEED home. It is the first such home in New Hampshire’s seacoast region. The home was recently featured in the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association green buildings open house tour on October 3.
Carlisle’s floors were installed in the home and Marc writes us “We have been enjoying the wood floors since we moved in in April and look forward to enjoying them for years to come. The floors get instant attention from everyone who comes in to view the house. Thanks again for these fantastic floors.”
Posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:44 AM in Green Building • (0) Comments
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