Quick stats
- Stories: 2
- Square footage of living space: 4,119 square feet
- Bedrooms: 3
- Baths: 3 ½
- Green certification: Austin Energy Green Building, 5-star rating
Highlighted this week is the Jack Weiss Residence located in Austin, Texas and submitted by Green Me Austin.
A 2014 Green Awards Honorable Mention for Single Family: Custom, the Jack Weiss Residence is designed with respect to rather than against the existing site conditions and climate. The project boasts a lengthy list of green features, ten of which are as follows:
Green building and site features
- Orientation-based window placement that is designed to harness daylighting and ventilation
- A solar-ready and highly reflective roof
- Low VOC paints
- A Rainbird Smart Controller Weather Station and Irrigation System that meets all criteria for the EPA WaterSense program
- A 2,500 gallon capacity rainwater harvesting cistern that feeds the irrigation system
- 83% of the construction waste was recycled
- No formaldehyde in carpet, carpet padding, and flooring adhesives and no added formaldehyde in the energy efficiency spray foam insulation
- WaterSense toilets and faucets
- Energy Star lighting and appliances
- Existing trees were protected, and all new plants are from the Austin Energy Green Building Grow Green list
Find out how your green project can win Best in Green in the 2015 NAHB Green Awards here: www.nahb.org/greenawards.
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