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The Eco Friendly Construction of New Norris House

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 12:09 AM PDT

In 1933, as a part of Norris Dam construction project, the Tennessee Valley Authority built a community in Norris, Tennessee. By this, a series of houses were built too, with special design as models for modern and efficient living. Now, after 75 years, a Norris House is relaunched by  an interdisciplinary team of University of Tennessee students, of course with new design to adjust and update the house with 21th century condition, but without leaving the basic principle of its sustainable design and eco friendly construction. This new Norris House was designed and built by prefab technology, completed with several sustainable features.  The prefab house was made for a professor and a graduate student from the University of Tennessee. They will live there, and inform their experiences in a blog

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The former Norris community was encircled by a greenbelt for use by the residents. All of the houses had electricity and heating system for the first time in the region. Now, some new sustainable designs were  be updated. Some constraints should be solved first, including responding to and reforming the legal constraints that currently defer sustainable home construction. The students should meet a lot of people, including the community residents, researched necessary codes, and worked with the city and state municipals. Affordability is also an important aspect should be considered.

The 768 sq ft eco construction was prefabricated by Clayton Homes. It was designed to be have a good space utilization, with built-in storage, a lofted areas, vaulted ceilings, outdoor living space and a landscaped yard. Natural lighting was supported by the using of Energy efficient Anderson doors and windows. Some other eco friendly features are  a solar hot water heater, rainwater collection system, and the use of reclaimed wood materials.

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This eco friendly building will be a great sustainable architecture laboratory to measure energy efficiency, natural light, air quality and the effectiveness of an innovative water infiltration and treatment system. The project cost will be approximately USD 300,000-USD 400,000, including 2 years work with salaries, transportation to and from the site, land costs, site work and installation, etc.

This sustainable building design is registered with the US Green Building Council as part of its LEED for Homes programs, and projects achievement of a Platinum rating. It was also selected as one of six winners of the EPA's People Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Competition in 2009.

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