ANN ARBOR – Architectural Resource and Meadowlark Builders have teamed up to once again offer, through their popular “Behind the Drywall” tour series, a rare hands-on opportunity to visit an in-progress “Deep Green” whole house gut-rehab remodeling project of a mid-century modern home in Ann Arbor. The tour is scheduled for Saturday April 2.
This comprehensive green remodel has been registered with the USGBC LEED for Homes (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program with the certification goal of Platinum. This represents the highest level of green home performance rating attainable and stands to be potentially only the fourth such private remodel to achieve this goal in Michigan. Architectural Resource and Meadowlark Builders are proud to have also been responsible for her first, second and third similarly honored projects, all located in Ann Arbor.
The home has been christened the ?Sora? House, the Japanese word for ?Sky? reflecting the manner in which the home has been radically transformed to open to the exterior views, balanced with the serene, tranquil quality of the design. The tour will present a plethora of the latest cutting edge Green design and building strategies. Some of the highlights include a unique, first of its kind, advanced building thermal envelope system design which effectively addresses all three paths of energy loss conductive, convective and radiant; a geothermal heating and cooling system, semi-passive renewable energy strategies; “future ready? building energy systems; rainwater harvesting and ultra-low water use strategies; advanced indoor environment quality techniques; and “aging in place” design strategies that enhance the life-long use of our living environments through intelligent design. Attendees will be able to glimpse what makes up the core of a ‘Deep Green’ remodeling/addition project and take away new insights and inspirations that they can apply to their own homes or pending projects.
The event is free, however pre-registration is required at Click on BehindTheDrywall.Com
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