On a steep great deal that was initially considered to be unbuildable, a committed team of style industry experts produced the to start with LEED-accredited-Platinum household in Marin County, California. Great trick. But how did they do it?
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Like good magicians, the team took treatment to maintain the backstage equipment very well out of the highlight. As builder Michael McDonald claims, “We consider to make the sustainability component of it vanish.”
That artfully hidden environmentally friendly know-how consists of in-floor hydronic heating, a photo voltaic array that gives 60% of the home’s electric power, LED lighting, cabinetry and floors built from sustainably harvested woods -even the roof is built of recycled metals.
Get a revealing glance driving the scenes at a household that stands at the extremely apex of sustainable style.
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