Green Options » LEED for Homes http://greenoptions.com/tag/leed-for-homes Posts tagged 'LEED for Homes' Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:40:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Living Green in the 21st Century http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/11/living-green-in-the-21st-century/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/11/living-green-in-the-21st-century/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:40:13 +0000 Kristin Dispenza http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/11/living-green-in-the-21st-century/ HjartaIn my post of February 26th, I looked at how builders and developers are tackling the challenge of building green for the residential market. A good case study from the Pacific Northwest is the company of Pryde + Johnson, whose Ashworth Cottages were the first homes in the state of Washington to achieve LEED for Homes Platinum Certification (in August of last year).

Ashworth Cottages offers traditional, craftsman-style homes grouped around an outdoor commons. Somewhat different in feel are two condominium projects which Pryde + Johnson currently has underway. Florera (in Greenlake, like Ashworth Cottages) and Hjarta (in the historic town of Ballard) are located in two of Seattle’s best-known urban neighborhoods. And as some of the first homes in the country to be designed according to LEED principles, these projects give us a glimpse at the changes that green design — and green living — will bring to our daily lives.

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