LEED Platinum Home
Beautiful, green custom home in Boonesborough Neighborhood,
Bend OR.
About this LEED Platinum Home 
- Custom Prairie Style Home, Designed by Lawrence Schechter
- 4 Bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2424 sq ft.
- Passive Solar Design and thermal mass integrated with primary living spaces
- Stunning reverse living plan to capture mountain views
- Universal Design with dedicated future elevator shaft
- LEED for Homes PLATINUM
- ENERGY STAR HOME
- Earth Advantage PLATINUM
- Energy Performance Score - 52
Home Envelope
- 30% Fly ash in foundation concrete with local aggregate and cement
- Forest Stewardship Council certified framing members: stud walls and trusses
- Super insulated house shell with staggered stud 24 OC 8" wall system: R15 insulated slab on grade (5" of cement); R-30 Walls; R-49 ceiling. Blown in blanket, zero VOC fiberglass (fiberglass contains recycled glass and is extracted, manufactured and shipped within 500 miles of Bend)
- Pest Control: Wood rat prevention mesh
- Exterior weather wrap and window weather wrap
- All penetrations are comprehensively sealed with low VOC foam or caulk
- Siding is Certainteed fiber cement siding with recycled (pre and post consumer waste) content, fire resistant
- High Efficiency Windows, U Factor = 0.27, SHGC = 0.24
Energy Efficient Appliances
- Active Solar 2000 Watt Electric Panels
- Active Domestic Hot Water System
- Seven Zone Raidant Floor Heat with 100% Efficiency Electric Boiler
- Whole House Energy Recovery Ventilator w/ clean air filtration system
- CFL and LED light bulbs comprise 80% of the home lighting system
- ENERGY STAR Refrigerator, Dishwasher, and Clothes Washer
- Direct vent, electronic ignition ( no pilot light ) propane fireplace
Interior Healthy Home Finishes
- Flooring of tile and wool carpet
- Custom tiled Master shower and bathrooms
- Evergreen/Nature Series Cabinets w zero urea formaldehyde
- Love VOC adhesives, paints, & sealers throughout
- Kitchen Countertops of Caesarstone with Classica Brick "Whimsy" Backsplash
- Central Vacuum System to improve indoor air quality
- Automatic Garage Exhaust Fan
Low Water Use Strategies
- Centralized manifold plumbing system and no plumbing runs over 20 feet
- Low flow shower heads, faucets, dishwasher and clothes washer
- Low flow toilets
- Xeriscape Landscaping with 92% drought tolerant native plants and cultivars, 6-hydro-zone irrigation system, rain-delay controller, zero lawn turf
- Rain Water Harvest System with 1200 gallon tank
