Slideshow: Three ways to go green
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Like a compact hybrid car, Sunset’s Green-Built Idea House is modest in size but big in resource-efficient features.
Comprising two side-by-side homes in Menlo Park, California — one decorated and one with cutaway wall sections to reveal construction techniques — the project is an introduction to the rapidly evolving world of eco-savvy design. And, thanks to photovoltaic panels that seamlessly blend into the tile roof, the homes can purr along comfortably — just like that hybrid — using the electricity they produce.Previewed during construction in our October issue and at www.sunset.com/green, the project is part of a 47-unit development, with 20 residences priced below market for teachers and city employees.
IDEA HOUSE TEAM
Architect
EDI Architecture, 415/362-2880
Builder
Clarum Homes,
650/322-7069
Interior Design
Pamela Pennington
Studios, 650/813-1797
Landscape Architect
HLD Group Landscape Architecture, 408/354-9509
Development
Hamilton Park
State of California
Members of the Sustainable Building Task Force; California Energy Commission; San Mateo County RecycleWorks; California Integrated Waste Management Board
Nonprofit Partner
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Tour this Idea House
Both homes are open 9–5 Fri–Sun through Jan 22 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s weekends); $12, ages 5 and under free. Call 800/786-7375.
Special thanks
to the City of
Menlo Park
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