Lake Weatherford, Texas

• Infill Lot
• Home’s Footprint Sited Around Existing Trees
• Passive Solar Design
• Structural Insulated Panels Walls & Roof
• Galvalume Standing Seam Roof
• Solar Hot Water Heater
• Drought-Tolerant Native Landscaping
• Energy Star Appliances
• CFL Lighting
• Bamboo Flooring
• Low-Flow Showers & Faucets
• Toto Dual Flush Toilets
• Daikin AC
• Attic Fans
• No or Low-VOC Paints & Stains
• Regional White Ash Cabinetry
• On-Site Recycling During Construction
• Recycled Siding, Lumber & Sheetrock Used as Mulch
• PET Carpet (Recycled Plastic Bottles)
• Rainwater Catchment System (Used to Flush Toilets & Landscaping)
• Tubular Skylights
• PEX Plumbing
• Impasse Termite Protection
• Fly Ash Concrete
• Programmable Thermostats
• Transulcent Roof in Storage Room for Daylighting
• Pervious Drive & Walkways
• Regionally Harvested Stone for Retaining Walls & Walkways
• James Hardie Siding
  

Awards

• First LEED- H Platinum Home in Texas, Third in the Nation
• Top Honor Under NAHB’s Green Building Guidelines
• 2007 Gold Winner for Energy Value Housing Awards
• First Home Certified Under American Lung Association’s Health House New, More Stringent Guidelines
• Dallas Home Builders Association’s  2007 Vesta Award for Best Green Built Home
• Structural Insulated Panel Association’s Overall 2007 Building Excellence Award and Best Home Under 3,000sf
• 2006 Fort Worth Weekly’s Staff Choice for Best New Example of Architecture