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NAHB Kicks Off Green Building Conference With Homes Tour

Builders, remodelers showcase sustainable building designs around Dallas.

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Stop 3: Elizabeth Newman of Elizabeth Newman Custom Homes focused on using recycled-content materials in her 5,975-square-foot “Colorado Contemporary” tour home, including hardwood cherry floors, carpeting, cork flooring, and kitchen and bath countertops made from recycled glass and newspaper. Energy-saving features include Energy Star appliances, Navian tankless water heaters, Honeywell 16-SEER air conditioning and air exchangers, Anderson 100 Series windows, and a GE Smart Command System controller. In addition to the air exchangers, indoor air quality was targeted by installing a Dirt Devil central vac system with retractable hoses and using Mythic zero-VOC paints throughout. Newman also installed low-flow Delta faucets and showerheads and a drip irrigation system to conserve water.

About the Author

Rick Schwolsky

Rick Schwolsky, construction manager for the 2015 Greenbuild Unity Home, has worked in the residential construction industry for more than 40 years with a special focus on high-performance homes. Before joining Hanley Wood in 1993 as BUILDER’s construction editor and later launching EcoHome magazine, he was president of Grafton Builders, a successful custom home building company in Vermont. 

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