Durrett Interests Receives Three Top Green Building Program Ratings for Parade Home in Mueller Austin
Durrett Interests, a local custom home builder, recently obtained top ratings by the three most widely accepted green building programs in Austin for its parade home located at 4229 Camacho Street in Mueller. The ratings achieved by Durrett Interests for its parade home are LEED Platinum, NAHB Gold, and AEGB 5-Star. Additional certification was also obtained from Energy Star. The home features 3,266 square feet of living area and is currently listed for sale at $1,095,575.
Austin, Texas (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- Durrett Interests, a local custom home builder, recently obtained top ratings by the three most widely accepted green building programs in Austin for its parade home located at 4229 Camacho Street in Mueller. The ratings achieved by Durrett Interests for its parade home are LEED Platinum, NAHB Gold, and AEGB 5-Star. Additional certification was also obtained from Energy Star. The home features 3,266 square feet of living area and is currently listed for sale at $1,095,575.
"We are very proud that our parade home achieved such high ratings with all three of the most relevant green building programs in our area," said Marshall Durrett, president of Durrett Interests. "Our team did an excellent job of 'planning their work and working their plan' when it came to coordinating the three ratings. When we got the news that we had been rated LEED Platinum, we couldn't stop smiling for three days."
The architecture of the home, designed by Barley + Pfeiffer Architects, maximizes its potential to respond to solar and climate considerations by locating a first floor screened porch on the prevailing breeze side of the home and a stair tower on the opposite side. This provides a passive thermal siphoning strategy for natural cooling and ventilation of the home. Sleeping areas are located upstairs with living spaces downstairs to allow for energy efficient zoning of air conditioning systems.
Notable green building features include advanced framing techniques, spray foam insulation, high efficiency air conditioning, energy efficient windows, low-VOC interior finishes, tankless hot water heater, dual flush toilets, and compact fluorescent light fixtures. Also included is a three kilowatt solar photovoltaic array on the southeast roofline of the home, which so far has offset energy consumption by 25 percent.
Chip Henderson and Elton Chessman with Contects Consultants of San Antonio performed the green building rating services for this project, which consisted of verification of construction durability measures and inclusion of prescribed green building features. Services provided by Contects also included testing of the home's performance upon completion to verify that it was indeed built to the level of energy efficiency required by each green building rating program.
ABOUT LEED FOR HOMES: The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection, and indoor environmental quality. LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes. A green home uses less energy, water and natural resources, creates less waste, and is healthier and more comfortable for occupants. Benefits of a LEED home include lower energy and water bills; reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and less exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins. The net cost of owning a LEED home is comparable to that of owning a conventional home.
ABOUT NAHB GREEN: Through the National Green Building Program, the National Association of Home Builders is helping its members move the practice of green building into the mainstream. Energy efficiency, water and resource conservation, sustainable or recycled products, and indoor air quality are increasingly incorporated into the everyday process of home building. The National Green Building Program offers several resources and tools to help builders, remodelers, home building associations, and homeowners learn how to build green, and the benefits of doing so.
ABOUT AEGB: Austin has a style all its own: part Texas individualism, part 60's idealism, part willingness to embrace hi-tech, and a love of things simple and common sense. Located in the heart of the state, we rest at a historic cultural crossroads. Around us are rolling hills and azure lakes and rivers; below us, one of the country's most pristine aquifers. It was in this environment that some forward thinking individuals created what would become Austin Energy Green Building™, the country's first comprehensive program designed to encourage using sustainable building techniques in residential, multi-family, commercial, and municipal construction. Sustainability means meeting our present needs without compromising the needs of future generations. More simply put, it means green building.
ABOUT ENERGY STAR: Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
ABOUT MUELLER: Mueller is one of the nation's most notable new-urbanist communities located in the heart of Austin. The 700-acre site of Austin's former airport is being transformed into a diverse, sustainable, compatible, revitalizing and fiscally responsible master-planned community. Mueller is taking shape as a joint project between the City of Austin and Catellus Development Group, a ProLogis company, over 10-15 years following nearly 20 years of extensive citizen input. Upon completion, Mueller will feature at least 4,600 single-family and multi-family homes, a mixed-use town center district, 3.8 million square feet of prime commercial space, 650,000 square feet of local and regional retail space, 140 acres of parks and open space, Dell Children's Medical Center and the Austin Film Studios.
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