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| A Green House Design by Modus V Studio Architects Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:33 PM PST Modus V Studio Architects, a architecture firm from Seattle, created a green house design concept in Belleveu, Washington. This modern and contemporary sustainable house was built under budget, with several environmentally friendly products applied and several sustainable concepts adopted. This house is now on the process of obtaining LEED for Homes and Built Green certification.
This 2,840 sq ft sustainable house was completed to be built at October 2010. It is completed by several sustainable technology and a lot of environmentally friendly products. The project was aimed to create a holistic and green living environment, without scarifying the functionality, comfort, style, and using less costs. Completed by a master bedroom, two kids' bedrooms, one guest bedroom, two bathrooms, a home office, a laundry and mechanical room, and an open space for the kitchen, dining, and living area, this house become a model of the green home design concept implementation.
This eco friendly house‘s exterior walls use SIPS (Structural Insulated Panel Systems) that can enhance the insulation performance and air tightness of the house. This material is also used for the roof structures. The using was maintained to reduce waste. The metal roof materials are made from 30% recycled content, with Energy Star rated reflectance pigment paint, providing clean reused rain water. An evacuated glass-tubed system is used for the water heating. It is located on the roof. This system has 30 tubes, and also can be used to control the temperature on winter. Solar photovoltaic panels can also be clipped on the roof, as the wires have been prepared already.
The house takes advantages from the southern exposure to maximize the natural lighting. and passive heating on winter. To support this, the using of glassed windows and skylights are maximized. They and the doors are made from double-pane low E argon glass that can maintain the heat losses. Western walls have less glass windows to minimize the over heating. The water source is supported by rainwater collector system that collects the rain water from the roof and foundation. The using of tank-less water heater provides possibility to heat the water when needed. Low-flow faucets, showerheads and dual flush toilets reduce the amount of water usage in the house. To provide fresh air, this green building is completed with hear recovery ventilator which brings fresh air through the house and collect the heat from the outgoing exhaust air. A high efficiency hydronic radiant heat floor system is used to maintain the temperature. For the floor materials, the using of sustainable materials such as bamboo, fly ash concrete mix are enhanced.
All of these sustainable features are also supported by the existing of low maintenance landscape with plants that need less water, and several energy star appliances. This house becomes one of houses with a lot of green home design concepts involved.       |
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