Homeowners will soon break ground on first SCIP home in U.S. to seek LEED Platinum certification PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pasadena EcoHouse (http://www.thepasadenaecohouse.com/) is one step closer to reality today, after the City of Pasadena approved the homeowners' hillside building permit at last night's meeting. When completed, The Pasadena EcoHouse will be the first single-family, structural concrete insulated panel (SCIP) home in the nation to earn the coveted Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes Green Building Rating System(TM), as well as the first LEED Platinum home in Pasadena. To earn the Platinum rating, The Pasadena EcoHouse will score points in several categories, including design, location, site impact, water and energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and green building awareness and education. Designed by Robert Mechielsen's Studio RMA (http://www.studio-rma.com/), a full-service sustainable design studio, The Pasadena EcoHouse will be an architecturally and environmentally significant home for the homeowners and the community -- and is also a ready-for-television project. "This showcase venture will demonstrate the feasibility of eco-friendly new home construction, one of today's most interesting economic, philosophic, social and political topics," stated Mechielsen. "The Pasadena EcoHouse is destined to be a landmark project. The opportunity to witness its creation will offer television viewers a full spectrum of excitement, drama and challenge - and will ultimately conclude with the successful completion of a beautiful and conscientious place to live."
