Beautiful spring weekend, sun was shinning almost the entire time and the friends, neighbors and interested energy comsumers just kept coming all weekend long.
More that 150 people attended the Energy House Six open house Demonstration and Education showcase last month. “It was very clear from all the people that we spoke with that Arlington has done a great job educating its citizens about energy efficiency” commented Charley Juris of the Energy House staff.
People came from all over Arlington to view this one of a kind Green home that had been built by Andrew Moore of Arlington Desinger Homes as a spec house in this local community.
The property featured:
- Sustainable Safe Products: Prefinished wood flooring – Exterior Siding – PVC Trim
- Energy Star JELD-WEN windows:
- Green Roof: The LiveRoof® system:
- High efficiency gas and electric heating and cooling systems
- Increased insulation: Roof offers R62 with spray foam and green roof – Cellulose Exterior Walls R15
- ENERGY STAR appliances
- LED lighting throughout the home
- Water recovery rain gardens
- Water-saving bath fixtures
- Energy Star certification
On display during this Energy House event were the following energy experts and sponsors;
Station #1 – Arlington Custom Homes – Station #2 – Transcend Home Theater and Smart Technology – Station #3 – Hagerstown Kitchens – Station #4 – River Bed Nursery – Station 5 – Brian Blackburn – EcoBroker Certified – McEnearney Associates – Station #6 – Nova Spray Foam Insulation – Station #7 – Heating & Cooling Systems – Will be On-Site – Green Nation Energy, LLC – Energy Evaluations.
Thanks
To All Those Who Attended
See you at the next Energy House
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Visit Energy House Six – Education & Demonstration Showcase
April 27 and 28th, 11:00 – 5:00 both days
In association with
Arlington Designer Homes is proud to present their
New Custom Green Home
The Energy House teams up with a one of the area’s top Green Builders, Andrew Moore of Arlington Designer Homes and launches with an established Green builder in the Arlington community to present a new home showcase of energy efficient techniques and systems for our customers, friends, and followers of the Energy House.
Check out Energy House 6 Sponsors’ Profiles (pdf)
The Nottingham Street home is 3,100 square feet and it offers a traditional open floor plan with 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, and a detached garage.
On top of all that, this home will cost you nearly half of a conventional home to operate!
Click to Register for Energy House 6: Sat & Sun, Apr 27-28
2617 N. Nottingham Street Arlington VA. 703.243.1752
www.arlingtondesignerhomes.com
Andrew@ArlingtonDesignerHomes.com
Arlington Designer Homes, NVBIA’s Custom Builder of the Year for 2011 is also the builder of the first houses in Falls Church and Arlington to be GOLD certified under the National Association of Home Builders Research Center Green Standard.
Energy Efficient Features
- Sustainable Safe Products: Prefinished wood flooring – Exterior Siding – PVC Trim
- Energy Star JELD-WEN windows:
- Green Roof: The LiveRoof® system:
- High efficiency gas and electric heating and cooling systems
- Increased insulation: Roof offers R62 with spray foam and green roof – Cellulose Exterior Walls R15
- ENERGY STAR appliances
- LED lighting throughout the home
- Water recovery rain gardens
- Water-saving bath fixtures
- Energy Star certification
HVAC – Energy Monitoring
The home is operated by an ENERGY STAR 97% efficient gas furnace and electric heat pump.
Electrical usage is being monitored by The Energy Detective, www.theenergydetective.com and then
the home’s electrical usage is reported to the homeowner by Plot Watt. https://plotwatt.com.
OPEN HOUSE EVENT
April 27th and 28th 11 to 5 pm each day – One Weekend Only!
Energy House Six – Education & Demonstration Showcase