14. Isley - Rice

This 3500 square foot house, was finished a few years ago, and has been functioning quite well during the winters. This is the second time the house has been open for the Tour, so see it now because it won’t be repeated for a while. The house was designed and built as green and was constructed out of structural insulated panels with an R value of 40 in the walls.

The owners are dedicated to energy conservation and green building techniques. They say, “We decided to design and build our home this way because we believe that green construction and solar energy are the need of the future. We wanted to demonstrate innovation in home design and how to build a home that uses less energy and is still a beautiful and comfortable home.”

They have carried that theme throughout the house and even into their retails store where they continue to put in state-of-the-art equipment and techniques that enhance thermal efficiency and reduce energy consumption.

Thermal Envelope / Thermal Comfort
Structural Insulated Panels
Radiant Heat
Low-e windows (most of them)
South windows are coated to allow for solar gain and prevent heat loss
Passive Solar
Domestic Hot Water System
Solar Thermal System
R-40 Walls
R-40 Roof
R-19 basement walls

Lighting
CFL bulbs for all fixtures
Some fixtures are Energy Star rated

Appliances
All possible appliances are Energy Star rated

Re-Use / Salvaged Materials / Recycle
Construction site waste reduction
Reclaimed oak floor
All materials possible from the non-structurally sound house that was on the site before
the new house were recycled – bricks, concrete, wood, fixtures, appliances
The old house was donated to the fire departments for training exercises
All recyclable construction waste was recycled

Green Features
FSC certified Ipe floor
Concrete block foundation uses 78% recycled material and are 100% recyclable
SIPS do not out gas nor produce CFC’s
Cabinets are made with formaldehyde free materials
Finish materials are low or no-voc
SIPs do not produce CRCs and no off gassing
Cabinets designed with formaldehyde free sheet goods
Low or no-voc finish materials

Water Features
Xeriscaping
Low flush toilets