Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Green House Plans - Designing a House with Eco Resources in Mind





Garrell Associates takes pride in designing home plans with latest industry trends in mind. This is an example of a unique custom home designed in a traditional style of architecture. The home utilizes active solar features to reduce or omit conventional energy use. Located in Atlanta, Georgia this home has glass facing south and uses Low-E-Aregon filled windows. Exterior walls are constructed with Polysteel systems (steel and concrete) placed in expanded polystyrene forms for additional thermal mass. The floors are also concrete with a radiant floor heating system. The attic has Icynene insulation sprayed to the underside of the roof deck resulting in “a conditioned attic design”. Green homes like this save money and natural resources and produce a remarkably smaller carbon footprint. read more about this house plan...