This entry is one of several in a series featuring winners of NAHB’s 2014 Best in Green Awards. This week: Sustainable Urban Villa, Winner of NAHB’s 2014 Best in Green Remodeling Award.
Quick stats
- Square footage: 3,460 ft.
- Type: Private Residence
- Green certification(s): LEED-Silver, Energy Star Rating
Sustainable Urban Villa, remodeled by Wolf Architects, Inc. and located in Cambridge, Mass., is this week’s featured green remodeling project. A 2014 Best in Green award winner, Sustainable Urban Villa has a different look and feel than the typical high-tech appearance of sustainable architecture with its use of reclaimed lumber and gardens. Below are ten ways this renovated traditional wood home incorporates green techniques into its award-winning design:
10 of Sustainable Urban Villa’s green features:
- Wood siding and flooring constructed from reclaimed lumber
- Green roofs and a green wall
- Photovoltaic panels to capture solar power
- 100% permeable ground surfaces including a permeable driveway with underground storage recharger chambers
- A ground-source (geothermal) heating system
- Uses terracing and retaining walls for erosion control
- Located within half a mile of public transit
- Uses marble and slate quarried in New England as primary materials
- An emphasis on nature with sliding screens featuring laser cut leaves from nearby trees and window placement that considers view of trees
- The home’s verticality reduces the carbon footprint
Find out how your green project can win Best in Green in the newly announced NAHB Green Awards here: www.nahb.org/greenawards
