Corte Madera Green Remodel

Designed by Michael Heacock (www.michaelheacock.com) this award winning home features many green materials and sustainable design features. I photographed this project 2006 and it was then chosen to grace the cover of Jennifer Roberts new book: Good Green Kitchens (www.goodgreenkitchens.com). In 2008 it was again chosen for the cover of E. Ashley Rooney's: Green Homes, Dwellings for the 21st Century (http://www.amazon.com/Green-Homes-Dwellings-21st-Century/dp/0764330330).

The green features of this project and all the future architectural projects posted on this blog will be divided into the following categories: Site, Water, Energy, Materials and Indoor Environment...

Site:
Minimal addition to and maintenance of modest original footprint (2,000 sq. feet)
Minimal site disruption during construction.
Maintenance of owners organic gardens.

Water:
High efficiency irrigation
Native and drought-tolerant landscaping
Efficient washing machine

Energy:
Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) roof construction
Insulation exceeds Title 24
Insulated floor over crawl space
Overhangs on south facing windows
House wrap installed under siding
Dimmer controlled lighting
Double paned low-E windows with wood clad frames
High-efficiency water heater for radiant floor heat and domestic hot water in studio
Energy Star appliances

Materials:
Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) roof construction
Existing home deconstructed for salvage and recycling
Engineered lumber
OSB for subfloors and SIPs
Salvaged redwood exterior siding and stairs (Blacks Farmwood)
Reused existing deck for new deck
Salvaged Black Acacia wood counter and table
FSC-Certified Brazilian cherry flooring (Eco Timber)
Exposed concrete as finished floor in work studio
Built-in recycling center

Indoor Environment:
Range hood vented to outside
Fiberglass batt insulation with no added formaldehyde (Johns Manville Comfort Therm)
Radiant-floor heat in work studio elimates forced-air vents
Low-VOC interior paint (Benhamin Moore EcoSpec)
Natural lighting
Outdoor views