Following Devastating Fire Contractors from Variety of Disciplines Come Together to Transform Ruins into Sustainable Home that Seeks One of the Highest LEED Point Total for Residential Construction in the Country and Could Set Building Standards for the Future Estimates Expect Energy Savings of $250,000 over a 30-Year Period SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What may be the nation’s first net zero energy, embodied carbon neutral home, has emerged from the ashes of a tragic fire that destroyed it last year. The 4,500 square foot, four bedroom, six bathroom house, at 37 Parkside Avenue in Southampton has been renovated utilizing both cutting edge “green” building technologies as well as proven energy-efficient techniques. A consortium of contractors who are members of the Hamptons Green Alliance (www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org) came together to utilize their respective expertise to create a house that seeks LEED platinum status with the one of the highest LEED point total for residential construction in the US ever achieved and that is expected to represent a future blueprint for advanced green building throughout the US. Members of The AIA Peconic Chapter (trade organization for architects on the east end of Long Island) are expected to tour this unique home on Tuesday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The owners of the house, the Dubin family, are expected to take possession of the house and move in the week of March 29. Video on the renovation is accessible at www.hgahouse.com. Here are some of the major attributes that help attain the goals of the HGA House: * Super insulation design and installation. * Geothermal heating and cooling. * Evacuated Tube Solar Thermal Hot Water, which enables the domestic hot water supply to be created using the power of the sun * Thin film photovoltaic solar power and conventional solar power panels. * Rainwater harvesting. * LED Lighting. * Smart home technology.
