introduction to green building for homes

Green Building for Homes

Hallie M. BowieArchitect, Certified Green Professional

An introduction to sustainable housing

“If we compare the average house to a car, it would have bald tires, leak and burn oil, and get about four miles to the gallon”. -- Carl Seville

• Can we afford greener houses?Two Green affordable housing projects in Northeast Ohio

• What goes into making a house sustainable?

• Green rating systems for houses

• How you can make your house more comfortable and energy efficient

Yesterday’s standard home

construction

Well Designed Homes of Today: 2011 Solar Decathalon

1st Place: University of Maryland entry

Middlebury College entry

Affordable Green Projects

Youthbuild: Akron Summit Community Action

Habitat of Greater Stark and Carroll Counties

A Few of theGreen Home Certification Systems

At the YouthBuild Site

Noon on December 21st

Noon on June 21st

Sun Studies of South Elevation of the

YouthBuild House

Sun Studies of a Habitat Summit County House

Original concept for roof and porch

Roof lines modified for solar gain and shading

The Thermal Envelope and its typical weak spots

Traditional Straw Bale Construction

Training with St. Gobain’s Building Scientist

Installing Erosion Control

A Work in Progress

Energy Audit with a Blower Door

New Basement Drainage System:note the mildew in the formerly wet corner

Before

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